Idaho probation office compiles 'foreign born list' for ICE
May 2026 to July 2026·Location: Caldwell, ID

Canyon County's Misdemeanor Probation Department in Idaho has been compiling a list of foreign-born people on probation and sharing it with ICE's Boise office, according to over 140 emails obtained by InvestigateWest from May to July 2026. The list, which includes green card holders, people with pending asylum claims, and naturalized citizens, was not validated to confirm subjects lacked legal status, and probation officers also emailed ICE agents the schedules, home addresses, and vehicle details of probationers ahead of appointments. In one instance, senior probation officer Norma Naranjo emailed six ICE agents the exact time of a probationer's upcoming check-in, then followed up the next day to ask if agents were on their way as the man arrived early for his appointment. Immigration attorneys and advocates said the practice risks wrongly targeting people with legal status, while the county's probation director said verifying immigration status is the responsibility of federal authorities.
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