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Helena commission to draft resolution clarifying police limits on federal immigration actions after months of public pressure
Summary
Dozens of Helena residents pressed the City Commission on Nov. 12 to convert repeated public testimony about federal immigration operations into formal policy, and commissioners directed staff to draft a resolution that codifies current practices and clarifies what the city will and will not do when federal agents operate in Helena.
Dozens of Helena residents pressed the City Commission on Nov. 12 to convert repeated public testimony about federal immigration operations into formal policy, and commissioners directed staff to draft a resolution that codifies current practices and clarifies what the city will and will not do when federal agents operate in Helena.
The item followed a briefing from Helena Police Department lieutenant Bennett Shanks and City Attorney Becky Dofter, who summarized HPD involvement with multi‑agency task forces (Internet Crimes Against Children, drug task forces, U.S. Marshals)…
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