'Stop the invasion': Migrant flights in battleground state ignite bipartisan backlash from lawmakers

Democrat and Republican lawmakers successful a important battleground authorities are "deeply troubled" aft a group of illegal immigrants were flown to nan Big Sky Country connected a precocious nighttime flight.

Five migrants, reportedly from Venezuela, were flown from New York to Kalispell, Montana Wednesday nighttime into Glacier Park International Airport, Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino confirmed to Fox News Digital. The migrants were reportedly dropped disconnected and yet provided lodging successful nan city, but Heino said it was conscionable "one of galore instances."

"The only measurement an forbidden migrant from South America ends up successful Montana is if a ‘nonprofit’ connected pinch nan Biden Administration moves them there," said Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., said successful a property release, referring to Valley Neighbors, nan section nonprofit that picked up nan migrants who were flown into nan state.

"Montana rule enforcement, schools, hospitals and information nets are being stressed to their max because of nan Biden separator crisis," said Zinke, who represents nan territory covering Flathead. "It’s unacceptable and perfectly needs to extremity now."

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Representative Ryan Zinke, a Republican from Montana, arrives for a House Republican caucus gathering connected Capitol Hill successful Washington, DC, US, connected Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio will again tally to beryllium US House speaker now that his chap Republican Steve Scalise has withdrawn from nan contest. P (Al Drago/Getty Images)

Zinke took nan effort a measurement further, penning a missive to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas Thursday that urged him to "immediately detain and deport this group of forbidden immigrants." The letter, obtained by Fox News Digital, requested accusation regarding their knowledge of nan migrants and really they traveled from the confederate border to bluish Montana.

A spokesperson for Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said he is moving pinch authorities officials to show nan situation, telling Fox News Digital that it "undermines our nationalist security" erstwhile migrants are allowed to participate nan U.S. illegally.

"Senator Tester is successful touch pinch section officials successful Flathead County and is intimately monitoring this ongoing situation," nan spokesperson said successful a statement. "He believes that allowing anyone to participate nan state without being decently vetted aliases going done a ineligible process undermines our nationalist security, which is why he voted for bipartisan separator information authorities that would springiness rule enforcement nan devices to ace down connected individuals entering nan state illegally and support Montana and our state safe."

Seen from an aerial view, immigrants effort to walk complete razor ligament aft crossing nan separator into El Paso, Texas from El Paso, Texas. Those who managed to get done nan ligament were past allowed to proceed for further processing by U.S. Border Patrol agents. (John Moore/ Getty)

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., blamed President Joe Biden for nan migrant crisis, saying he and "Senate Democrats grounded to unafraid nan separator and now Montanans tin spot that nonaccomplishment firsthand."

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Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., said he was "deeply troubled and frustrated" by nan situation, while Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., demanded Biden "be held accountable and his actions beryllium reversed," saying "Montana is not a sanctuary state."

Former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy, a Republican Senate campaigner successful Montana, besides chimed in, blaming nan Democrat he is moving to unseat successful nan autumn for nan "insane" migrant crisis.

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., pointed to nan Biden management for nan ongoing situation astatine nan confederate border. (Tom Williams/Getty)

"A period ago, nan Senate voted to proceed secret, taxpayer-funded forbidden migrant flights by 1 ballot – Jon Tester’s. Now, illegals are reportedly being flown to Montana," Sheehy said successful a statement. "This is insane. Stop nan invasion, seal nan border, and put America First!"

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The flights travel days aft Fox News reported connected a lawsuit by nan House Homeland Security Committee astir a abstracted parole programme for migrants, nether which astir 200,000 migrants flew into nan U.S. betwixt January done August 2023. The lawsuit revealed that migrants person flown into much than 45 cities arsenic portion of nan programme for Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan migrants.

Fox News' Bill Melugin contributed to this report.