{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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The list includes people with legal status, raising concerns about potential detentions of U.S. citizens or those with pending asylum claims.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-19T22:25:33.381Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-19T20:13:42.407Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-19T22:25:33.381Z","readTime":"5 min read","scores":{"trust":65,"critic":55,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"AP report provides named sources and documents; digests corroborate but lack detail.","critic":"AP report quotes affected parties; digests lack depth and context.","hype":"Headlines are measured; digests avoid sensationalism."}},"tags":["#ImmigrationEnforcement","#IdahoPolitics","#ProbationPractices","#ICECoordination","#ForeignBornList"],"entities":["Canyon County","Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)","Norma Naranjo","Jeff Breach","InvestigateWest","Nikki Ramirez-Smith"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Canyon County probation officers sent over 140 emails to ICE agents between May and July 2026, coordinating on foreign-born individuals on probation.","The department compiled a list of 82 foreign-born probationers, 54% of whom were on probation for driving under the influence, without verifying their immigration status.","Jeff Breach, the department director, stated the list includes individuals born outside the U.S. and those previously flagged with immigration holds.","Immigration attorneys and advocates warn the practice could lead to detentions of people with legal status, including U.S. citizens."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In May 2026, a senior probation officer in Canyon County, Idaho, emailed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents about a probationer’s upcoming appointment. Norma Naranjo, a senior officer in the county’s misdemeanor probation department, wrote to six ICE agents on 13 May that the man was expected at 07:30 the following morning. When he arrived early, she emailed again to confirm his presence and ask if agents were en route. The emails, heavily redacted, do not clarify whether ICE detained the man."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Naranjo’s messages were among over 140 emails exchanged between Canyon County probation officers and ICE from May to July 2026. The emails, obtained by the nonprofit newsroom InvestigateWest, show the department compiled a list of 82 foreign-born individuals on probation. The list includes names, charges, and other details, but excludes addresses and dates of birth. Of the 82 individuals, 54% were on probation for driving under the influence, while seven had existing ICE holds."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Jeff Breach, director of the Canyon County Misdemeanor Probation Department, confirmed in an email that the list includes individuals born outside the U.S. and those previously flagged with immigration holds. He stated that verifying legal status is the responsibility of federal authorities. Breach also said ICE requests such lists annually, a practice he claimed dates back to the Obama administration. Steve Cushman, director of constituent services for Canyon County, said he did not know when the requests began but believed they predated the current administration."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The emails show probation officers regularly notified ICE about probationers’ appointment times. In some cases, officers provided ICE with home addresses and vehicle details. Breach estimated ICE agents attended one or two probation appointments per month over the previous three months. Immigration attorneys, including Nikki Ramirez-Smith of Ramirez-Smith Law in Nampa, Idaho, criticised the practice as an invasion of privacy, warning it could lead to detentions of individuals with legal status."},{"type":"pullquote","text":"It’s one thing to know that someone is undocumented, it’s another thing to just start targeting every single person who was born in another country.","author":"Nikki Ramirez-Smith, immigration attorney"},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the digests from the right or centre mentioned the breakdown of charges on the list, including that 54% of the individuals were on probation for driving under the influence. The left-rated digests, including the Associated Press report, carried this detail. 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