During 2023-2024, Andrea Daniela Jimenez Flores, the Immigrant Rights Fellow at the ACLU of Utah, dedicated her time to conducting thorough research and crafting insightful reports focused on expanding language access in Utah. Her dedication was geared toward empowering individuals within the criminal legal system and protecting voting rights. One of her impactful reports, “Interpretation & Translation as a Right: Examining Language Access Policies Across Utah’s Law Enforcement Landscape,” played a significant role in catalyzing the adoption of new, progressive policies by numerous law enforcement agencies.
This ongoing commitment underscores the sincere mission to ensure that individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) in Utah are fully supported through comprehensive language access initiatives.
Language access is essential to our rights. Everyone has a right to dignity, respect, and equitable treatment regardless of whether they speak, read, write, or understand English.
July 22, 2024
Language access is voter access. Having equal access to voting is a civil right that is recognized and protected by the Constitution. Learn more!
July 22, 2024
Read the report to learn more about how LEA policies can impact LEP individuals and what you can do to help ensure that their rights are protected.
July 12, 2023