HELENA — Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen says he has signed an agreement with federal authorities that will eventually lead to Montana Highway Patrol troopers assisting with enforcement of immigration laws.
The Montana Department of Justice reached a memorandum of agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. It says MHP troopers and agents with DOJ’s Division of Criminal Investigation will be able to go through federal training, then have the authority to interrogate people for suspected immigration violations and arrest and detain people they believe are in the U.S. illegally.
