(Montana) Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced an immigration enforcement agreement with President Donald J. Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The agreement will authorize Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) troopers and Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) agents to arrest illegal aliens in Montana and work together with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to deport them, according to a release from Knudsen’s office.
Following ICE training, some MHP troopers and DCI agents will have the authority to enforce certain immigration laws, including: Interrogating and arresting illegal aliens, Serving and executing warrants of arrest for immigration violations, and Issuing immigration detainers.
Montana House Bill 439 was introduced this legislative session, which would forbid federal agents from making an arrest, search, or seizure in this state without the written permission of the sheriff of said county, if passed.
