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Knudsen demands Gallatin County reverse decision on ICE access to records

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen on Thursday demanded the Gallatin County Attorney’s Office undo an internal decision to block federal immigration authorities from accessing confidential criminal justice information. Knudsen’s letter said the county was toeing the sort of sanctuary policies that his office just successfully pushed City of

Gallatin County ICE "policy" faces deadline from DOJ; Not policy states county attorney

Gallatin County ICE "policy" faces deadline from DOJ; Not policy states county attorney

UPDATE: April 2 at 8:36 p.m. Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell shared a response to the DOJ’s deadline to rescind what the agency described as illegal policy under state law. Cromwell explained in a release that a 2025 legal review tied to an ICE request was limited

State, local officials react to Helena vote to rescind immigration resolution

After the Helena City Commission voted Thursday night to repeal its immigration resolution, aiming to revise it with input from the Montana attorney general to avoid an immediate lawsuit, reaction was starkly divided between the celebrating state officials and largely outraged Helena residents. “The commissioners made the right decision voting

Helena City Commission takes back immigration enforcement amid state pressure

Helena City Commission takes back immigration enforcement amid state pressure

HELENA, Mont. – The Helen City Commission voted to rescind its policy limiting compliance with immigration enforcement during a late night meeting on Thursday. City leaders said threats from state leadership made it better to rescind the law and reinstate an amended version later on, rather than lose out on state

Helena Commission rescinds immigration resolution to ‘pause’ AG threat, write new draft

Mayor Dean, commissioners vote 4-1 to rescind resolution, make changes citing financial risks

Helena city commission scraps immigration resolution, citing legal risk

Helena city commission scraps immigration resolution, citing legal risk

HELENA — Exactly two months after Helena officials approved a resolution restricting local police from working with federal immigration enforcement, city commissioners voted Thursday to rescind the measure in response to legal threats from Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen. After more than five hours of public comment and deliberation — during which

Under pressure, Helena City Commission votes to rescind immigration resolution

On the advice of legal counsel and possibly in the face of steep financial losses, the Helena City Commission rescinded an immigration resolution on Thursday night in a special meeting at the city’s Civic Center. The resolution reiterated the city’s support for immigrant communities and was essentially a