Teton County Probation Department drafts immigration policy

The Teton County probation department has written its first policy on working with federal immigration authorities, Kam Dayley, director of the probation department, told county officials at a Monday meeting.Dayley added Chapter 9 of the department’s policy covering immigration. Dayley said the chapter was drafted in response to recent events in the community involving immigration status.Those events were a series of immigration arrests in October. They included traffic stops initiated by Teton County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) deputies and immigration authorities showing up at court-ordered probation appointments.On Oct. 13 and 15, two people were taken into custody at randomized drug testing or probation check-ins, County Administrator Billie Siddoway confirmed.

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