To carry out President Trump's mass deportation agenda, the 287(g) program is expanding in Idaho. In 2025, deportations in Idaho have skyrocketed by nearly 800% and the number of 287(g) agreements more than quadrupled. Here's what you need to know about the dangerous 287(g) program.
What is a 287(g) Agreement?
The 287(g) program allows partnerships between Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and local law enforcement agencies, enabling local police to perform immigration enforcement duties.
In effect, these agreements use local taxpayer dollars and personnel to serve the Trump Administration’s mass deportation agenda.
287(g) in Idaho
There are currently seven law enforcement agencies in Idaho with 287(g) agreements. So far under Trump 2.0, 287(g) agreements in Idaho have more than quadrupled.
Idaho has established seven new 287(g) agreements during President Trump’s second term, including a Task Force Model in Ada County. Below are the active 287(g) agreements in Idaho, including when they were established:
- Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office: JEM and WSO (8/28/2025)
- Bonneville County Sheriff's Office: WSO (7/11/2025)
- Idaho State Police - Ada County: TFM (6/5/2025)
- Bingham County Sheriff's Office: WSO (5/28/2025)
- Owyhee County Sheriff’s Office: TFM and WSO (2/19/2025)
- Power County Sheriff’s Office: WSO (11/20/2020)
- Gooding County Sheriff’s Office: WSO (8/17/2020)
Updated 10/15/25
The Impact of 287(g) Agreements
The data is clear: 287(g) agreements encourage racial profiling, undermine public safety, and lead to civil rights violations
Racial Profiling
The 287(g) program encourages cops to engage in racial profiling.
Studies show that in some communities that participate in this program, police officers target people who appear to be Black or Brown and people with foreign-sounding names.
Undermining Public Safety
Deputizing local law enforcement to act as immigration agents also diverts resources away from the investigation of serious crimes and deteriorates the community’s trust in local police.
Many of the program’s biggest critics are local law enforcement leaders who have seen firsthand in their communities how 287(g) hurts relationships and public safety.
Civil Rights Violations
287(g) agreements expose localities to legal liability because of the increased potential for civil rights violations.
Localities have paid millions of dollars as a result of lawsuits related to participation in the 287(g) program.
