In a northeastern corner of Montana sits the small town of Freud.

Rural and deeply conservative, it backed President Trump during every one of his White House runs.

But earlier this year, when federal immigration agents detained one of the town's longtime residents,

this tight-knit community pushed back.

Here's Montana, PBS's Matt Standle.

Just 50 miles from the Canadian border, the town of Freud is home to less than 200 people.

For more than a decade, Roberto Orozco Ramirez has been one of them.

Roberto's our neighbor. He's a part of our community.

Over the years, Roberto has come to mean a lot of things to a lot of people here.

He's a local diesel mechanic, little league coach, and father of four boys.

Great businessman. He's my neighbor, been my neighbor next door for 11 years.

But what residents of Freud didn't know until recently is that Roberto is also an undocumented immigrant who had been deported back in 2009.

Up until six months ago, I didn't know Roberto was illegal.

Neighbor Keith Nordland says border patrol vehicles started showing up around town in early January.

We had 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

We had at least two border patrolmen in our town.

Agents staked out Roberto's house and, according to his neighbors, even harassed Roberto's children.

I personally don't believe that's right. Them four boys are

American citizens. Roberto turned himself in on January 25th. The government charged him with

illegal re-entry and immediately took him into detention, telling Montana PBS that this enforcement

action represents a community safety priority.

The beef is donated by local rats.

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