Utah Gov. Gary Herbert received the “Lifetime Achievement Award,” Friday from Utah’s refugee community and the Governor’s Refugee Services Advisory Board.
Herbert received the award for his support of refugees in Utah, especially during President Trump’s refugee ban and as other Republican governors were vowing to block refugees from some nations.
“Over the last few years, the refugees in Utah, and the country, have gone through an emotional roller coaster over concerns of the global refugee situation,” Pamela Atkinson, Refugee Services Advisory Board Member and adviser to Herbert, said at an employment conference of the state Refugee Services Office.