This Idaho bill (H 660) requires all state and local law enforcement agencies to verify and record the immigration status and nationality of every person they arrest. It mandates that agencies publish biannual reports starting October 1, 2026, detailing immigration status, crime statistics for foreign nationals arrested in Idaho, and reasons for noncompliance. Agencies failing to comply may lose state funding. The law applies directly to police departments, sheriffs' offices, and the Idaho State Police, effective July 1, 2026. It establishes new reporting requirements without changing immigration law.
Idaho's H 659 requires all local law enforcement agencies (including county sheriffs and municipal police departments) to apply for a federal immigration enforcement program called Section 287(g). This program allows trained local officers to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with immigration enforcement under federal oversight. If an agency cannot join the program, it must publicly state its reasons and efforts to cooperate with ICE. The bill takes effect July 1, 2026, after being approved by the Idaho legislature.
