Jail Enforcement Model (JEM) & Warrant Service Officer (WSO)
Verified 287(g) participation or qualifying implementation is documented.
Verified agreement models
Jail Enforcement Model (JEM) — Authorizes trained local correctional officers to perform specified immigration-enforcement functions for people already in the agency's jail custody.
Warrant Service Officer (WSO) — Authorizes trained local officers to serve and execute certain ICE administrative warrants within the agency's jail or correctional facility.
Law-enforcement structure
County sheriff's office
The county sheriff's office is the county-level law-enforcement contact for this directory action.
Documented 287(g) agreements; implementation not yet confirmed
Published sources document Kootenai County Sheriff's Office with JEM, WSO 287(g) participation. Signed agreements remain useful for exact clause review, but are not treated as a prerequisite to publish the basic participation record.
Key facts
Provisionally listed with Jail Enforcement Model
Provisionally listed with Warrant Service Officer
Both agreement dates listed as August 28, 2025
County record remains separate from Post Falls Police Department
Documented 287(g) JEM agreement; implementation not yet confirmed
Model: JEM
Agreement signed 2025-08-28
Training: Unknown. Implementation: Unknown.
Both model-specific agreements are listed with an agreement date of August 28, 2025.
Kootenai County Sheriff's Office is listed with a Jail Enforcement Model agreement.
Participation and the JEM model are supported by an official ICE-hosted agreement URL. The PDF has not yet been added to Idaho Immigration Watch’s local document archive, so exact agreement terms, designated-officer counts, costs, training details, and activity metrics are not presented.
Timeline
2025-08-28 — Two model-specific agreements listed
Documented 287(g) WSO agreement; implementation not yet confirmed
Model: WSO
Agreement signed 2025-08-28
Training: Unknown. Implementation: Unknown.
Both model-specific agreements are listed with an agreement date of August 28, 2025.
Kootenai County Sheriff's Office is listed with a Warrant Service Officer agreement.
Sheriff Bob Norris called 287(g) a structured, transparent framework and urged Congress to preserve the program.
Participation and the WSO model are supported by an official ICE-hosted agreement URL. The PDF has not yet been added to Idaho Immigration Watch’s local document archive, so exact agreement terms, designated-officer counts, costs, training details, and activity metrics are not presented.
Timeline
2025-07-23 — Public 287(g) position — kootenai-county-sheriffs-office
2025-08-28 — Two model-specific agreements listed
Robert “Bob” Norris — 2025-07-23
Sheriff Bob Norris called 287(g) a structured, transparent framework and urged Congress to preserve the program.
