Officers with the U.S. Border Patrol arrested eight people over the course of two traffic stops in Whitefish earlier this month, its Public Affairs Office confirmed to the Flathead Beacon Wednesday. The arrests renewed concerns over the complicated jurisdictional relationship between federal immigration authorities and local police.

The first traffic stop, which took place July 12, was initiated by the Whitefish Police Department. The police department put out a media release last Monday about the stop and Border Patrol’s involvement in it.

“An officer observed the subject vehicle traveling 62 MPH in a posted speed limit zone of 45 MPH heading north on Highway 93,” the release stated.

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During the stop, the driver could not provide a drive

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