Whitefish settles racial profiling suit brought by Venezuelan man
Beker Rengifo Del Castillo was held in a federal detention facility after Whitefish police pulled him over last April
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Whitefish settles racial profiling suit brought by Venezuelan man
The city of Whitefish reached a settlement agreement with a man who accused police of violating his constitutional rights and racial profiling after a traffic stop resulted in his detention in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.
Whitefish police said they pulled over Beker Rengifo Del Castillo for a faulty
Senate Republicans unveil $72 billion budget package to fund ICE, CBP
(The Center Square) – Republicans are forging ahead with legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and U.S. Border Patrol along party lines.
The two Senate committees tasked with constructing a filibuster-proof budget reconciliation bill both unveiled the text of their proposals late Monday night. Taken together,
Court-ordered tariff refunds bypass consumers who paid
(The Center Square) – The Trump administration has begun returning $166 billion in tariff refunds, launching a new portal for U.S. importers to claim their money back, but consumers who paid higher prices on imported goods are unlikely to see a cent.
President Donald Trump called the court-ordered refunds
DHS shutdown ends after 76 days
(The Center Square) – After weeks of delay, the U.S. House on Thursday approved the Senate’s legislation reopening the Department of Homeland Security.
President Donald Trump signed the legislation shortly after, ending the 76-day DHS shutdown. All agencies except Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and
House passes funding for ICE, CBP, tees up DHS reopening
(The Center Square) – The U.S. House of Representatives, in a 215-211 vote, approved on Wednesday night a budget resolution that would fund immigration enforcement until the end of President Donald Trump’s administration and set up a route to reopen the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The
Paying it forward | Mary Sheehy Moe
Twenty springs ago, Montana school boards presented 73 requests to local voters to increase funding for their elementary schools. All but two (97.3%) passed. The same year 52 such requests were made for high schools. All but three (94.2%) passed.
Ah, those were the days — before the recession