CANYON COUNTY, Idaho — Immigration officers detained several people at the Canyon County Courthouse this week, prompting concerns from attorneys and advocacy groups that the arrests will discourage community members from appearing for their scheduled court hearings.

Immigration attorney Rolando Ruano expressed alarm about ICE agents operating inside the courthouse, describing the location as a place that should provide safety for people handling legal matters.

"This should be a sanctuary place where people can come and you know, take care of tickets or pay fines," Ruano said.

Ruano described the officers' tactics as calculated and discreet.

"They're doing it very sly, they have lookouts on both sides of the street. They pull up with a van and they just swiftly carry them in and then, y

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