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What Helena residents called for in over 2 hours of public comment on immigration resolution

As the hours ticked down to the Helena City Commission’s 4-1 vote to keep Helena police out of immigration enforcement, the line for public comment spilled out of the chambers and down the hall. Chamber pews were packed with sign-holding audience members, with city staff and Helena

Helena Commission votes 4-1 to limit HPD work with federal immigration agents

As the national debate over immigration enforcement’s role in public safety grows, Helena on Monday made its own stance after months of local outcry: Helena police will not help federal immigration agents unless legally required. At a Jan. 26 meeting that saw more than 300 attendees spilling into three

Helena withdraws from drug task force over Border Patrol membership, East Helena stays on

The Helena Police Department is temporarily breaking from a multi-jurisdiction drug task force over concerns of aiding immigration arrests after U.S. Border Patrol formally joined its ranks. The introduction of Border Patrol agents to the Missouri River Drug Task Force, an anti-drug-trafficking organization that includes 14