immigration

Jesse Jaeger writes, "If the court allows the current administration to continue to ignore the process created by Congress in the Temporary Protected Status legislation, it will escalate the largest de-documentation of legal immigrants in our country's history."

The two attorneys exchanged letters in early April, with Knudsen demanding the county rescind the policy and Cromwell saying it doesn’t exist.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen says his office won’t negotiate with the city of Helena, as they consider whether to adopt a new resolution on immigration enforcement.

Just a quarter of those arrested between October and early March had criminal records, according to new data.

On the advice of legal counsel and possibly in the face of steep financial losses, the Helena City Commission rescinded an immigration resolution on Thursday night in a special meeting at the city’s Civic Center.

Knudsen calls resolution a ‘blatant violation’ of the state’s ban on sanctuary cities, Helena must change course.

The League of Cities and Towns say the state has made “constant and determined” efforts to undercut their power for six years.

Gov. Greg Gianforte said the resolution is “potentially a direct violation” of a law he signed in 2021 prohibiting local governments from creating sanctuary cities in the state.

On Monday night, several members of the public shared opposing views on the city's stance in regard to enforcing judicial warrants but not administrative warrants – and the policies local law enforcement must act under.

Hundreds of people packed a Helena City Commission meeting this week to ask the city to protect them from aggressive immigration tactics by federal law enforcement agents.