SCOBEY
The breadth of terrain crossing Montana's northern tier came as a surprise to Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Paul Schneider. Accompanied by Secret Service agents, Schneider joined U.S. Sen. Jon Tester at the Port of Scobey Monday during a tour of the northeMontana and Saskatchewan. Schneider arrived shortly after noon by helicopter at the U.S. Border Patrol station in Scobey, about 14 miles south of the Scobey Port of Entry. Homeland Security's No. 2 man, Schneider said he had not been familiar with the remote region of the border before a 90-minute flight and a tour of the Scobey facility. Schneider's arrival in Montana kicked off a series of border tours and community hearings that began Monday at the Sheridan County Courthouse in Plentywood. It will end Wednesday with a Senate field hearing in Havre.rn border between
