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‘30 days to produce’: AG Knudsen acts on threat to invoke control over Cromwell

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has followed through on his warnings to County Attorney Audrey Cromwell by issuing another ultimatum: Comply and reverse a policy regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement or lose control. Knudsen’s order Thursday marks the fifth back-and-forth rebuke between the elected officials after Cromwell

‘No policy to rescind’: County Attorney Audrey Cromwell stands firm against AG Knudsen's deadline

Reiterating that she has no policy to rescind, Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell is standing firm on her April 6 counter-demand that Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen “fulfill his statutory duty” by issuing a formal legal opinion on their interagency rift. Cromwell formerly responded Monday to Knudsen, who had

Gallatin County Attorney pushes back on AG’s threat to take over office in ICE records battle

BOZEMAN, Mont. — A dispute between Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell escalated in Bozeman on Monday. The disagreement centers on whether county agencies can share confidential criminal justice information, or CCJI, with federal agencies including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. The issue started last

Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell rebuts Knudsen on ICE information dispute

Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell is requesting Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issue a binding legal opinion on an interagency information-sharing dispute between the county and the Montana Department of Justice. Cromwell is making the request because she disagrees with Knudsen over whether Montana counties need to provide sensitive