Case: Rodriguez v. Porter
1:26-cv-00075 | U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho
Filed Date: Feb. 10, 2026
Case Ongoing
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Case Summary
On February 10, 2026, a group of Latinx plaintiffs sued state and federal actions working on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) efforts in Idaho in U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. In their complaint, plaintiffs allege that at a large Latino gathering, a sizable group of law enforcement officers raided their event. They allegedly rounded up the entire crowd, zip-tied most of the adults and many teenagers, and ordered everyone onto the track, detaining the crowd of hundreds for four hours. Plaintiffs claim the mass seizure of the crowd was not merely incident to the execution of a narrow search warrant. Instead, the defendants in this action conspired to abuse a criminal search warrant as cover to go fishing for immigration arrests at an event where they knew they would encounter a large number of Latino individuals. Plaintiffs filed a class action suit, seeking to represent "all those individuals who were temporarily seized at La Catedral on October 19, 2025, who were not arrested for criminal violations."
Plaintiffs included several causes of action. First, they filed under Section 1983 Conspiracy to Conduct Unreasonable Seizure In Violation of the Fourth Amendment; second, Section 1983 Conspiracy to Deny Equal Protection In Violation of the Fourteenth Amendment; third, Section 1985(3) Conspiracy to Deprive Individuals of Equal Protection; fourth, Section 1986 Failure to Prevent Deprivation of Equal Protection; fifth, Unreasonable Seizure in Violation of the Fourth Amendment; sixth, Deprivation of Equal Protection in Violation of the Fourteenth Amendment; seventh, Unreasonable Searches in Violation of the Fourth Amendment; and eighth, Excessive Force in Violation of the Fourth Amendment.
Plaintiffs sought class certification, declaratory relief, and damages.
This case is ongoing.
Summary Authors
Madilynn O'Hara (2/13/2026)
People
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72256071/parties/rodriguez-v-porter/
Croston, Emily Myrei (Idaho)
Olson, Wendy (Idaho)
Southwick, Paul Carlos (Idaho)
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Docket
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72256071/rodriguez-v-porter/
Last updated April 20, 2026, 3:15 a.m.
Case Details
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: Feb. 10, 2026
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
a group of Latinos who attended a large Latino-specific gathering that was raided by ICE
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: Yes
Class Action Outcome: Pending
Defendants
City
Acting Director of the Boise U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Field Sub-Office
Chief of the Caldwell Police Department
Chief of the Nampa Police Department
City of Caldwell
City of Nampa
Director of the Idaho State Police
Special Agent in Charge of the Salt Lake City Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Supervisory Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Boise Resident Agency
County
Canyon County Sheriff
Canyon County
Federal
Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Defendant Type(s):
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Constitutional Clause(s):
Unreasonable search and seizure
Other Dockets:
District of Idaho 1:26-cv-00075
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
Relief Sought:
Relief Granted:
Source of Relief:
Issues
General/Misc.:
Discrimination Basis:
National origin discrimination
Affected National Origin/Ethnicity(s):
Case Summary of Rodriguez v. Porter, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/47807/ (last updated 2/13/2026).