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Where Montana cities stand on ICE and immigration enforcement

Where Montana cities stand on ICE and immigration enforcement

Montana attorney general Austin Knudsen announced last week that he is investigating the city of Helena after local officials approved a resolution in late January directing police to avoid assisting federal immigration enforcement, a hallmark of so-called sanctuary-city policies that restrict local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration

Updated: Gianforte, Knudsen launch probe into legality of Helena's immigration resolution

Just two weeks after the Helena City Commission declared in a resolution it wanted to keep local police out of participating in immigration enforcement, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced Wednesday he had opened an investigation into whether the measure violates a law banning sanctuary cities signed by the governor

National immigration through a Helena lens: Here are 5 government stories worth revisiting

Local outcry about Helena’s role in immigration enforcement began in July when Christopher Martinez, a Helena resident and undocumented immigrant, was detained after a Helena police traffic stop. It’s coincidental that the Helena City Commission’s resolution against HPD working in immigration came to a head just as

National immigration through a Helena lens: Here are 5 government stories worth revisiting

Local outcry about Helena’s role in immigration enforcement began in July when Christopher Martinez, a Helena resident and undocumented immigrant, was detained after a Helena police traffic stop. It’s coincidental that the Helena City Commission’s resolution against HPD working in immigration came to a head just as

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

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