Whitefish rebuts allegations of racial profiling in response to federal lawsuit
Whitefish City Hall in downtown Whitefish. (Heidi Desch/Whitefish Pilot FILE)
The city of Whitefish is refuting allegations of negligence and misconduct lodged by a Venezuelan man who was detained by federal immigration officials following a traffic stop earlier this year.
In a lawsuit filed in federal court on Aug. 11, plaintiff Beker Rengifo del Castillo accused the city of unconstitutional seizure, false arrest, negligence and failure to train police officers. All four counts stem from a traffic stop conducted by former Whitefish Police officer Michael Hingiss on April 24, 2025.
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