Montana Bans ‘Sanctuary Cities’

Montana Bans ‘Sanctuary Cities’
Undocumented immigrants wait in a holding cell at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), processing center at the U.S. Federal Building in lower Manhattan, N.Y., on April 11, 2018. John Moore/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed a bill into law that bans “sanctuary cities” in the state.

House Bill 200, which was approved last month by the Montana’s Republican-led state legislature, prohibits state agencies and local governments from blocking local law enforcement officers from enforcing federal immigration law. It also authorizes the state’s attorney general to monitor violations and bring civil action against jurisdictions that fail to comply.