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Whitefish police say traffic stop, not local detention, led to Border Patrol involvement
Summary
A July 12 traffic stop escalated to a federal immigration agency response after a driver’s license check returned a warrant hit; city police say they detained the vehicle for traffic violations and notified federal authorities rather than detaining for immigration reasons.
A traffic stop in Whitefish on July 12 prompted community concerns after Border Patrol officers responded, city police and public commenters said at the City Council meeting July 21. Resident Zee told the council the episode looked like “a slippery slope towards eroding community trust and creating opportunities for discrimination and racial profiling.”
Chief Bridger of the Whitefish Police Department told the council the department’s records check of a driver’s license…
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