Deportation arrests continue to rise in western Montana, eastern Washington

People detained by ICE can now be housed at Clark County jail

Clark County JailAs of Thursday, the Clark County jail in Jeffersonville was housing 46 people detained by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) under a recently modified agreement with the federal government.It comes as President Donald Trump’s administration ramps up efforts to enforce immigration arrests and detentions.Clark County Sheriff Scottie Maples said the sheriff's office recently finalized the agreement to house ICE detainee…

Deportation arrests on rise in western Montana and eastern Washington

MISSOULA — Data from the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol shows encounters with people unauthorized to be in the country continue to rise in the Northern Rockies region, although specific data for Montana remains unavailable.

Deportation arrests continue to rise in western Montana, eastern Washington

The data shows regional arrests continue to rise, despite lower reported encounter numbers across the entire northern U.S. border with Canada.