IMMIGRATION – Adds to existing law to provide for crimes regarding illegal entry into this state, to provide for an order to return to a foreign nation, and to provide for civil immunity for and indemnification of local government and state officials, employees, and contractors regarding immigration.

Idaho's H 11 bill creates new state criminal offenses for illegal entry into Idaho from a foreign nation without using a lawful port of entry (misdemeanor for first offense, felony for repeat offenses) and for illegal reentry after removal (felony under specific circumstances like prior drug or violent crimes). It establishes a court-issued "order to return" mechanism requiring undocumented individuals to leave the state, with specific conditions like fingerprinting and security database checks before issuance. The bill also prohibits courts from halting prosecutions based on pending federal immigration status determinations and provides civil immunity for state and local officials handling these cases. This law directly affects undocumented immigrants entering Idaho without legal status and state/local officials enforcing immigration-related criminal provisions.