(HELENA). – Last Week Montana Governor Greg Gianforte and Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced the state will investigate recent actions taken by local governments that may be in violation of Montana’s sanctuary city ban. The announcement comes after the Helena City Commission voted on a resolution that prevents local law enforcement officers from assisting federal immigration law enforcement operations.
In 2021, the legislature passed and the governor signed House Bill 200 (HB 200) into law to ban sanctuary cities in Montana by requiring state and local law enforcement to comply with federal immigration law. The law allows the state’s attorney general to pursue civil action against jurisdictions that are found in violation of the law.
