BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — Gov. Brad Little announced in June that the Idaho State Police agreed to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement transport some immigrants out of state. Idaho will participate in what’s called a “Jail Enforcement Model,” his office said in a news release, designed to identify and process only undocumented immigrants who have already been arrested.

In reality, the Idaho State Police had signed an agreement with ICE to join what’s called a “Task Force Model,” a controversial program that lets local police question people on the street about their immigration status. According to the memorandum of agreement state police signed with ICE, Idaho officers have the power to interrogate anyone believed to be an immigrant, to arrest immigrants under certain conditions and

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