ICE arrested 105 people in Idaho in raid. What do we know about those they took?
About 200 local, state and federal law enforcement officers helped execute a raid on an alleged illegal horserace gambling operation in Wilder, Idaho, on Oct. 19, 2025. (Photo courtesy of ACLU of Idaho)
An Idaho immigrant who entered the U.S. lawfully 10 years ago but overstayed his visa was among the many people swept up in the FBI and ICE raid on a racetrack this month in Wilder, according to Neal Dougherty, a Nampa lawyer and partner at Ramirez-Smith Law.
The man had no criminal history, but Dougherty said agents told him and another immigrant in a similar situation that they could be imprisoned for decades here, and weren’t allowed to talk to family or an attorney until they agreed to deportation.
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