Over 1,000 Illegal Aliens in Montana, Deportations Pile Up

We've seen some high profile arrests of illegal aliens and Tren de Aragua gang members here in Montana, but how many illegal aliens do they think are actually hiding out in Montana? Here's a number Montana's Governor recently heard from law enforcement.

Here's part of the back and forth we had with Gov. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) shortly before he arrived at the White House for some great news regarding Montana coal.

Aaron Flint: "Who knows how many illegal aliens were allowed to invade this country under the Joe Biden-Jon Tester regime. But, I think a lot more illegal aliens are being deported out of Montana than even we are hearing about, because I've talked with Judge Ashley Harada in Yellowstone County. She says, yep, she's seeing them, and they're they're processing them for removal. Border Patrol- I see more and more headlines every day. ICE- a new headline out of Bozeman about more deportations there. So that's why I think, you know- your reaction to this Supreme Court ruling yesterday, where, where the Supreme Court said, yes, President Trump has the authority to use the Alien Enemies Act to get these illegals the heck out of here."

Gov. Gianforte: "Well, it just makes sense. I mean, we have violent criminals that have been let into this country illegally by the prior administration, and they're in our communities. We've seen arrests up in Havre, in Bozeman- they're in Montana. I will say I was- last week, I was in Billings. We had many federal law enforcement agencies there. There is a level of collaboration we haven't had in a long time, and we need to round up these violent criminals and ship them back home or send them to El Salvador where they can't get away. Pleased to see the Supreme Court ruling. We are, we have a collaborative working relationship on the law enforcement side that we have not seen in a while, and a significant portion of these illegal immigrants are in the Gallatin County area. We know this because we're starting to get some data exchanged back and forth. More than 1,000 people in the state of Montana. But as we've seen the Tren de Aragua criminals in Bozeman, rounded up, shipped out. We had some arrests. It was just last week up along the High Line. But we can't be done until...the number one responsibility of government is to keep our community safe. That's why I was proud to stand with Chief St John and Sheriff Linder last week in Billings, along with FBI and other folks that are working collaboratively to make sure our communities are safe."

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