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Senate State Affairs advances four immigration-related measures to print
Summary
The Senate State Affairs Committee on March 26 advanced four immigration-related requests — covering money transmissions, ICE participation agreements, refugee program transparency, and federal immigration detainers — each sent to print by voice vote.
The Senate State Affairs Committee advanced a package of four immigration-related measures on March 26, moving each request to print by voice vote.
Senator Anthon introduced RS 33695, saying it would address illegal immigration and the economic impact on Idaho. The committee then approved RS 33831, which Senator Anthon said would require local and county law enforcement agencies to apply to participate in agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Senator Anthon described RS 33832 as clarifying transparency and accountability for Idaho refugee programs and aligning those provisions with the Idaho ICE Act. Senator Den Hartog explained RS 33835 would create a process to release incarcerated individuals to federal immigration authorities when an immigration detainer is present and said, citing an estimate from the Idaho Department of Corrections, that the change could possibly save the state about $3.5 million.
Why it matters: Together the requests formalize policy priorities that would increase coordination between state and local agencies and federal immigration authorities and add oversight for refugee program administration. The committee did not take recorded roll-call votes; each motion to send the requests to print passed by voice vote.
Committee action and what to expect next: For each request a committee member moved to send it to print and another seconded the motion; the actions carried and the measures will proceed to drafting and potential bill introduction. The committee did not adopt formal amendments during the meeting, and no formal roll-call tallies were recorded in the minutes.
Context and debate: Committee discussion in the hearing record was limited to sponsors’ explanations and the financial estimate cited for the detainer process. No public testimony opposing or supporting these specific requests appears in the minutes for this agenda block.
The committee adjourned at 9:15 a.m.; the printed requests will appear in upcoming bill files if formally drafted and introduced.
