On Thursday, Idaho’s Governor Brad Little revealed that the Idaho State Police (ISP) will collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through the 287(g) program to facilitate the transportation of illegal alien criminals from the state, as stated in a press release from the governor’s office.
The initiative empowers ICE to delegate specific immigration procedures to state and local law enforcement agencies. Procedures will be implemented in accordance with the guidance of ICE, as outlined in a signed agreement.
“Idaho is stepping up to help the Trump administration transport dangerous illegal alien criminals to ICE facilities instead of being released back into our communities. These are people who pose the greatest danger to Idaho families. Idaho has taken many steps to increase our coordination with the Trump administration in the enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws, and I want to further strengthen our state’s partnership with President Trump to help address the national emergency posed by years of reckless border policies under the Biden-Harris administration,” Little explained.
The state will focus solely on individuals who have been convicted of a crime and are currently serving their sentences in local jails.
Often, when a criminal is released from incarceration, ICE lacks the necessary resources to transfer them to a deportation facility, resulting in these individuals being reintegrated into local communities. ISP has received the green light to transfer as many as 100 offenders to a detention centre in Jefferson County over the upcoming year.
In response to the rise in dangerous criminal activity, ICE has been granted the authority to relocate these individuals to facilities outside their home state.
