Three protesters who authorities say blocked traffic and linked arms to prevent law enforcement agents from leaving the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility in Whitefish were arrested Tuesday morning for obstructing the roadway, according to the Whitefish Police Department.

Colton Kale Little, 19, of Columbia Falls; Aggie Marie Putnam, 25, of Whitefish; and Leanette Naavo Galaz, 39, of Whitefish, were booked in the Flathead County Detention Center on Sept. 16 and released the same day. Each individual was issued a citation from the City of Whitefish for disorderly conduct, criminal trespass and obstructing a peace officer.

According to a press release from WPD, officers responded to the local CBP station shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday after receiving “a call from an individual

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