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Idaho bills would create new state crimes for illegal immigration

by LAURA GUIDO/Coeur d'Alene Press
| January 30, 2025 1:00 AM

BOISE — Idaho legislators introduced two bills Wednesday that would make it a state crime to be in Idaho without legal immigration status.  

The Senate bill, presented by Senate President Pro Tem Kelly Anthon, R-Rupert, would prohibit local “sanctuaries" and create new crimes and sentencing enhancements for a “dangerous” illegal immigrant being in Idaho.

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