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Idaho House gives go-ahead to verify nationality and immigration status

by ROYCE MCCANDLESS / Coeur d'Alene Press
| March 19, 2026 1:00 AM

BOISE — Law enforcement agencies across the state would be required to verify and record both the immigration status and nationality of arrested individuals under legislation that passed out of the House on Wednesday.

In addition to making these determinations at the time of an arrest, all law enforcement agencies must record and publish biannual reports that include the immigration status and nationality of offenders as well as various crime statistics related to “foreign nationals” being arrested in Idaho.

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