US EditionRight-wing activist targets Republican lawmaker with calls for ICE raids
- On Thursday, Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 83, also known as the Immigration Cooperation and Enforcement Act, allowing local law enforcement to enforce a person's immigration status when they are detained for suspected criminal activity.
- The law immediately went into effect due to an emergency clause, prompting immediate legal action.
- The ACLU of Idaho, along with the Idaho Organization of Resource Councils and five anonymous noncitizens, filed a joint lawsuit in district court, also securing an emergency temporary restraining order that blocks the law's enforcement for 14 days, pending further court action.
- Supporters, like Sen. Todd Lakey, claim the bill enhances public safety and ensures cooperation between state and federal authorities, while opponents like Ruby Mendez-Mota argue it is racially motivated, with Sen. Phil Hart stating, "We have to make Idaho an undesirable place for people who are here in our country illegally."
- The law establishes new state-level immigration violations, potentially leading to misdemeanor or felony charges for non-citizens entering Idaho outside official ports of entry, and it requires local police to work with federal immigration authorities, raising concerns about its constitutionality and potential conflict with federal immigration enforcement, as other similar laws have been blocked by courts.
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Right-wing activist targets Republican lawmaker with calls for ICE raids
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