Last month, Roosevelt County Sheriff Jason Frederick wrote a letter to a federal judge vouching for an undocumented immigrant he’d only met once before. In doing so, he became one of at least seven sheriffs nationwide who have taken a public stance against immigration policies since January.
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The rural Montana sheriff who went to bat for one undocumented immigrant
Actions like Roosevelt County Sheriff Jason Frederick’s are becoming more common as the Trump administration detains more undocumented immigrants without criminal histories.