Arrival of migrant family in Kalispell spurs concerns from Montana politicians
The Flathead County Justice Center on South Main Street in Kalispell. (Derrick Perkins/Daily Inter Lake)
A migrant family of five flew into Kalispell from New York on Wednesday and ended up on the doorstep of the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office, said Sheriff Brian Heino.
The family — a husband, wife and kids — crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas and were flown to New York and then from New York to Kalispell, Heino said. After first trying to find lodging at an area homeless shelter and having been turned away, they ended up in the lobby of the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office looking for help, he said.
“They were told that this is a great place to be,” Heino told the Daily Inter Lake on Thursday.
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