HSI Montana Arrests Illegal Alien After Alleged Kidnapping Attempt

*Update- according to a spokeswoman with ICE Denver Public Affairs, "the arrest happened in Butte."

He's an illegal alien, he was allegedly in the middle of a kidnapping attempt, and he got busted by HSI's Montana office. Here's the news that seems to be missing from "the news" in Montana. Oh yeah, and he rammed an agent's vehicle when they were attempting to apprehend him.

Cat in Eastern Montana is where I first spotted the news on X. I guess noone else in the Montana news had reported on it from what I had seen. Since then, I saw Western MT News has a writeup: Federal Agents Arrest Illegal Alien in Helena After Alleged Kidnapping Attempt, Vehicle Ramming Incident (Note, It was the Helena office that made the arrest, but the arrest was in Butte)

I requested additional information from HSI (Homeland Security Investigations), but here is what they shared on X (also included below).

HSI Helena, Montana office arrested Erick Sanchez-Banegas, an illegal alien from Honduras after receiving a tip that he was attempting a kidnapping. Agents attempted a vehicle stop at which point Sanchez rammed an agents vehicle. He was arrested and will enter removal proceedings.

As Western MT News reports: "This arrest comes as immigration enforcement has intensified under the current administration. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen recently signed an immigration enforcement agreement with the Trump Administration’s Department of Homeland Security, authorizing state and local law enforcement to assist with immigration enforcement activities."

Here were some reactions on X to that post: 

Christian Orms: Get to Billings!

Patriot Vibes: Impressive...you caught the Bat Man.

Collette Taylor: Let him spend time in El Salvador and find the lifestyle he's so wants to engage in outside the prison is 10 times worse inside. He gets what he deserves. Trying to attempt to kidnap a human being. Atrocious abominable and unacceptable.