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u.s. immigration and customs enforcement

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

Helenans push for stricter ICE policy after Minnesota shooting

Less than a week after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer killed a Minnesota woman and sparked national outcry, several Helenans demanded the city take a tougher stance on ICE. "We want to feel safe in our community," public commenter Julia Cotter said at Monday's City

Bozeman’s “No Kings” protest draws thousands of community members

Bozeman’s “No Kings” protest draws thousands of community members

Several thousand people took to Main Street last weekend brandishing signs, wearing costumes and shouting into bullhorns in participation with the second, nationwide “No Kings” protest. Bozeman’s event — put on by Indivisible Bozeman — was one of over 2,700 protests that took place across the country and abroad on

'He's being kidnapped right now': Helena Police video shows ICE detention of Christopher Martinez

Body and dash camera video from the Helena Police Department obtained by the Independent Record shows the July 1, 2025, traffic stop that led to the detention of Christopher Martinez Marvan by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The video shows police originally pulled Martinez over for an expired license

AG Knudsen jumps into Gallatin County dispute on immigration jail holds

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen this week weighed in on questions about expanding Gallatin County’s assistance to federal immigration authorities, calling legal guidance from the local county attorney on the matter “flawed” in part because it runs against President Donald Trump’s agenda. The discussion about dedicating 10 jail

Venezuelan released from ICE detention: ‘I am still grateful to be in this country'

After being held by the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement for nearly a week, a Venezuelan man who was detained in Whitefish and sent to an out-of-state facility was released Wednesday evening with no explanation, the Montana State News Bureau has learned. What started as a traffic