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Journalist Jerry Roberts interviews Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown. (Screen grab courtesy Newsmakers with JR)

Sheriff Bill Brown bristles at criticism that he has been timid in pushing back against the Trump Administration’s mass deportation campaign, stating that his “hands are tied” in confronting the conduct of federal immigration agents.

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Jerry Roberts is a veteran journalist, political writer, author and former editor and publisher of the News-Press. Before that, he had a 25-year career at the San Francisco Chronicle, including five years as managing editor. He is the host of Newsmakers with JR.