· NBC Montana · By Associated Press · From the Border Crossing Law Firm media archive.
This Associated Press report covers the settlement of the Montana Highway Patrol racial-profiling lawsuit brought by the Montana Immigrant Justice Alliance and several Latino plaintiffs. The Patrol did not admit wrongdoing, but agreed to policies intended to prevent troopers from stopping or holding people because of race, ethnicity, or suspected immigration status.
The settlement marked a major result in Shahid Haque's years-long challenge to immigration enforcement practices on Montana highways. It also moved the public debate from individual traffic stops to statewide rules governing how troopers treat immigrant and Latino motorists.