Canyon County Probation Officers Compile Foreign-Born List for ICE, Sharing 140 Emails
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 20
Canyon County Probation Officers Compile Foreign-Born List for ICE, Sharing 140 Emails
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 20
Summary
More than 140 emails from May to July 2026 show Canyon County probation officers built and updated a list of foreign-born probationers for ICE and sometimes alerted agents to appointment times for possible detentions.
The coordination appears to have gone beyond ICE’s stated request for people believed to be in the country illegally: one officer said he submitted everyone in his files who reported being born outside the U.S.
Only seven people on the list were marked with an ICE hold, while more than half were on probation for DUI; officers also shared home addresses and vehicle details in some cases.
County probation chief Jeff Breach said verifying legal status is ICE’s job and described the cooperation as routine, but immigration lawyers warned lawful residents or even U.S. citizens could be swept in.
The disclosures revive scrutiny of Canyon County’s past immigration cooperation, including 2019 jail alerts on all foreign-born inmates and a later $13,000 settlement over an alleged unlawful immigration-related hold.