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🌱 What Gooding County’s early 287(g) deal means as Idaho expands it

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In today's newsletter:

  • What Gooding County's early 287(g) deal means as Idaho expands it

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  • Saturday: Partly sunny with a shower, with a high of 78 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Idaho Department of Correction signs federal 287(g) immigration agreement (newsfromthestates.com) — Idaho's Department of Correction has joined the federal 287(g) immigration program, adding to a list of agencies that already includes the Gooding County Sheriff's Office, which signed on in 2020. The move formalizes how state and local officers help ICE handle certain inmates, even as some sheriffs and lawmakers continue to debate whether participation should be mandatory statewide.
   

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