State Republicans drawing up immigration policy ahead of 2025 legislative session
Montana Republicans say they will push legislation next year to police immigrants in the country illegally, following in the footsteps of GOP-led states like Texas and Iowa.
Texas passed a bill in March allowing state law enforcement to arrest and deport immigrants in the United States illegally, an authority typically held by the federal government. The law was only briefly in effect before a federal appeals court put it on hold.
Iowa passed a similar but less expansive law in June, imposing criminal penalties on immigrants found to be in the country illegally and giving local authorities the ability to deport them. A federal judge temporarily blocked the law on June 17 at the behest of the U.S. Department of Justice and civil rights groups.
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