Bill introduced to ‘strengthen’ Idaho’s court-blocked immigration law

By: Laura Guido

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: February 5, 2026

Words: 870

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Amid a lawsuit challenging Idaho’s 2025 immigration crime law, a new bill was introduced attempting to address one of the main arguments against its constitutionality.

“The issue we’re always trying to navigate here is preemption,” Sen. Todd Lakey, R-Nampa, said Wednesday at a Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee meeting.

Preemption refers to the concept that federal law supersedes a lower government’s law. The nation’s immigration laws are typically solely under federal authority …

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