According to news reports Immigration and Customs Enforcement has greatly reduced their operations in the Minneapolis area, and while much of the focus has been on that location, what is the situation in Montana, and specifically here in Gallatin County?

After reading a guest column written on behalf of the Community Rapid Response here in Bozeman, and of a suit brought by four Gallatin County residents against The Gallatin County Commission and the Gallatin County Sheriff, we asked local concerned citizens and members of the Community Rapid Response, Ita Killeen and Julia Shaida, to help answer some of our questions. We spoke with them via Zoom on May 21, 2026.