Montana Attorney General issues cease and desist over Helena immigration resolution

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 627

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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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 cities and demanded the city change its policy.

In a cease-and-desist letter sent March 10, Knudsen said the resolution “establishes a broad sanctuary city policy that seeks to protect every illegal immigrant in the city’s jurisdiction, regardless …

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