· Border Crossing Law Firm Archive · By Charlie Misra · From the Border Crossing Law Firm media archive.
Beartooth NBC interviews Shahid Haque about MIJA's claim that the Montana Highway Patrol had used race to prolong routine traffic stops and investigate immigration status. Shahid explains that a trooper's complaint and multiple individual cases pointed to an agency-wide practice, and that the plaintiffs wanted a court order ending detention without a legitimate legal basis.
The interview gave Shahid a statewide television forum to explain why the suit challenged institutional practices rather than isolated offensive remarks.