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Montana AG: Helena Must Change Federal Immigration Enforcement Resolution or Face Lawsuit
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen warns Helena to comply with the 2021 sanctuary city ban or face $10,000 fines every five days, with legal action pending.
- On Tuesday, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen sent a letter to the City of Helena demanding they respond or reverse their immigration resolution within 15 days, threatening legal action.
- The resolution adopted by Helena on January 26, 2025, limits cooperation with federal immigration officials, which Knudsen alleges conflicts with Montana House Bill 200.
- Knudsen alleges the resolution establishes a "free-for-all policy" and forbids sharing citizenship information, with potential fines of 2,000,000 dollars every five days if noncompliant within 14 days.
- Responding to the letter, Helena City Manager Alana Lake stated the city is "aware of the issues being raised by the Attorney General's Office" and is reviewing the matter.
- The attorney general previously launched an investigation into the resolution, requesting explanations and internal correspondence from city officials, following the February 11 action.
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KULR-TVMontana Attorney General issues cease and desist over Helena immigration resolution
The Joseph P. Mazurek Justice Building in Helena which houses the Attorney General's Office, the Montana Supreme Court and the state law library (Photo by Eric Seidle/ For the Daily Montanan).Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has found a resolution the Helena City Commission passed last month in response to aggressive federal immigration enforcement around the nation “appears to be a blatant violation” of a statewide ban on sanctuary citie…
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Montana AG: Helena must change federal immigration enforcement resolution or face lawsuit
On Tuesday, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen sent a letter to Helena city officials demanding they modify or repeal a resolution keeping HPD out of immigration enforcement, or face a lawsuit.
·Billings, United States
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