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(ID) Governor’s emergency funds tapped to assist ICE in transporting (“hundreds of”) dangerous illegal aliens
https://www.bigcountrynewsconnection.com ^ | June 24, 2025 | Gov. Brad Little press release

Posted on 06/24/2025 7:28:08 AM PDT by 11th_VA

BOISE – Governor Brad Little and other members of the Board of Examiners approved a request Tuesday to tap up to $300,000 from the Governor’s emergency fund to support the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in transporting hundreds of dangerous illegal alien criminals out of Idaho jails.

The action follows the Governor’s announcement earlier this month that the Idaho State Police (ISP) entered into an agreement with ICE under the 287(g) program.

In a letter Governor Little sent to ISP Colonel Bill Gardiner in May requesting transportation cost estimates, Governor Little said, “An untold number of illegal immigrants poured into our country across an unchecked border for years under the Biden Administration, but with President Trump back in the White House, we are seeing a solution to this public safety emergency as more and more dangerous criminals here illegally are being taken off our streets… I want to further strengthen our state’s partnership with President Trump to help address the national emergency posed by years of reckless border policies under the previous administration.”

Colonel Gardiner responded with a letter saying it could cost up to $300,000 to carry out up to 100 transports with multiple dangerous illegal alien criminals included in each transport.

Through the 287(g) program, ICE can delegate to state and local law enforcement officers the authority to perform specified immigration officer functions, under the direction and oversight of ICE, and pursuant to a signed agreement, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Idaho is utilizing the Jail Enforcement Model under the 287(g) agreement. The Jail Enforcement Model is designed to identify and process removable aliens arrested on criminal charges and held in the custody of state or local detention facilities. Idaho will use the authority to transport the most violent and dangerous illegal aliens who have been convicted and have completed their sentences out of local jails.

The Governor’s emergency fund has been used in the past to support ISP missions to border states, to help fund the investigation and capture of Bryan Kohberger who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, and to fight fentanyl.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Idaho
KEYWORDS: aliens; crime; criminal; idaho
Sounds like he’s going to empty the jails …
1 posted on 06/24/2025 7:28:08 AM PDT by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

One would think that emptying the jails would save money.


2 posted on 06/24/2025 7:34:32 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: 11th_VA
From another source:

There were 56,000 detained immigrants in federal custody as of mid-June, according to Syracuse University researchers at TRAC.

Thousands more in State custody probably

3 posted on 06/24/2025 7:35:08 AM PDT by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

Most likely.


4 posted on 06/24/2025 7:39:14 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: 11th_VA
Colonel Gardiner responded with a letter saying it could cost up to $300,000 to carry out up to 100 transports with multiple dangerous illegal alien criminals included in each transport.

Hey Colonel, could you tell us how much it costs to keep 100 dangerous criminals in jail for one month? Including facilities, employees, guard, food, electricity, heat/AC, etc?

5 posted on 06/24/2025 7:39:15 AM PDT by Teacher317
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To: 11th_VA

I also wonder... how is transport an extra expense at all? Do we not already have the vehicles and officers and guards and handcuffs? Is gasoline THAT expensive??


6 posted on 06/24/2025 7:42:11 AM PDT by Teacher317
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To: Carry_Okie

Indeed.


7 posted on 06/24/2025 7:43:26 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Teacher317

It’s a budgeting move and completely supportive of the Trump administration. They are diverting state resources for federal purposes. They can’t pay from the same budget allocation line-item.


8 posted on 06/24/2025 8:06:07 AM PDT by TheWriterTX (🇺🇸✝️🙏🇮🇱)
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To: 11th_VA

This is how it should work. Thank you Gov. Little for standing up and showing other governors how to do it.


9 posted on 06/24/2025 8:47:12 AM PDT by 43north ("All dogs want to be Labradors and all Labradors want to be black." Stonnie Dennis.)
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To: 11th_VA; All
Thanks. There's more info in your post than in the one I posted a week ago when this was announced. There were only six replies last week to this good news.

State of Idaho approves $300,000 request to transport inmates to ICE detention centers

Idaho Capital Sun
By Clark Corbin
June 17, 2025

From last week's article:

When the Idaho State Police partnership was announced earlier this month, state officials said they would only target and transport people who have been convicted of a crime in Idaho and are finishing their sentence or incarceration period. Instead of releasing those people back to the community when they complete their sentence, those individuals will be transported to an ICE detention center such as the Jefferson County Detention Center in Rigby, state officials said.

Governor Little said Idaho would target people convicted of violent crimes and felonies, as well as people who have been convicted of driving under the influence, which is a misdemeanor.

The "Jail Enforcement Model under the 287(g) agreement" is particularly interesting.
10 posted on 06/24/2025 10:15:49 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Diversity is our Strength” just doesn’t carry the same message as “Death from Above”)
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To: 11th_VA

Sounds like they’ll make that back pretty quickly via their reduction in inmates.


11 posted on 06/24/2025 10:17:23 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Carry_Okie
One would think that emptying the jails would save money.

It will long-term, but immediately, there is no jail budget to transport all of them. I'm just surprised ICE wasn't willing to pick them up?
12 posted on 06/24/2025 11:02:27 AM PDT by Svartalfiar (-)
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To: 11th_VA

CHEAP AT TWICE THE PRICE


13 posted on 06/24/2025 1:12:13 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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