Whitefish settles racial profiling suit brought by Venezuelan man

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 492

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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The city of Whitefish reached a settlement agreement with a man who accused police of violating his constitutional rights and racial profiling after a traffic stop resulted in his detention in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility.

Whitefish police said they pulled over Beker Rengifo Del Castillo for a faulty taillight in April 2025, then called U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Del Castillo was held in a federal detention center in Tacoma, Washington, …

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