{"id":261269,"date":"2026-02-03T13:17:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/?page_id=261269"},"modified":"2026-02-27T20:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T03:35:15","slug":"froid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/froid\/","title":{"rendered":"The Arrest That Shook Froid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MTFP_LimitedRun_PopUp_022026_02_1920x1080_Logo_v2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261577\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>On Jan. 25, Border Patrol arrested Roberto Orozco-Ramirez, who owns an auto shop in the deeply conservative agricultural Montana town of Froid. Community members have rallied to support their neighbor, a father of four, known for coaching Little League. As they await developments in his court proceedings, fight his possible deportation and grapple with their own complicated views on immigration, Montana Free Press will be following along. 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Here\u2019s what that means.\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/category\/immigration\/\">Immigration<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/19\/what-exactly-is-illegal-reentry\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">A Froid mechanic was charged with illegal reentry. Here\u2019s what that means.<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t Lawyers tell MTFP the common felony charge is easy to prove and hard to fight.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/nmabie\/\">Nora Mabie<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"262039\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-billings tag-bozeman tag-froid tag-great-falls tag-helena tag-ice tag-immigration tag-missoula category-immigration type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/18\/where-montana-cities-stand-on-ice-and-immigration-enforcement\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260126LM-HelenaCityCounil-0003.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Where Montana cities stand on ICE and immigration enforcement\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/category\/immigration\/\">Immigration<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/18\/where-montana-cities-stand-on-ice-and-immigration-enforcement\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Where Montana cities stand on ICE and immigration enforcement<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHelena\u2019s non-cooperation resolution is under scrutiny by the state, underscoring potential tensions in communities that take a variety of approaches to immigration enforcement.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/jolness\/\">Jacob Olness<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"261671\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-froid tag-immigration tag-noradev tag-orozco-diesel tag-roberto-orozco-ramirez tag-trump category-courts type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/10\/froid-residents-show-support-for-neighbor-after-border-patrol-arrest\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20260209LM-Froid-0026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"With shirts, Froid residents show support for neighbor after Border Patrol arrest\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-links \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/category\/courts\/\">Courts<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/2026\/02\/10\/froid-residents-show-support-for-neighbor-after-border-patrol-arrest\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">With shirts, Froid residents show support for neighbor after Border Patrol arrest<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"newspack-post-subtitle newspack-post-subtitle--in-homepage-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe shirts and sweatshirts have also sparked some pushback, highlighting the complicated dynamics around immigration enforcement unfolding in one small Montana town. \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/author\/nmabie\/\">Nora Mabie<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\"  data-next=\"https:\/\/montanafreepress.org\/wp-json\/newspack-blocks\/v1\/articles?showExcerpt=0&#038;excerptLength=89&#038;showDate=0&#038;moreButton=1&#038;showAvatar=0&#038;showCategory=1&#038;mediaPosition=left&#038;tags%5B0%5D=35961&#038;typeScale=3&#038;mobileStack=1&#038;sectionHeader=RELATED%20COVERAGE&#038;showSubtitle=1&#038;className&#038;showFullContent=0&#038;showReadMore=0&#038;infiniteScroll=0&#038;readMoreLabel=Keep%20reading&#038;showImage=1&#038;showCaption=0&#038;showCredit=0&#038;disableImageLazyLoad=0&#038;fetchPriority&#038;imageShape=landscape&#038;minHeight=0&#038;moreButtonText&#038;showAuthor=1&#038;postLayout=list&#038;columns=3&#038;colGap=3&#038;postsToShow=3&#038;&#038;&#038;categoryJoinType=or&#038;includeSubcategories=1&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;&#038;imageScale=3&#038;specificMode=0&#038;textColor&#038;customTextColor&#038;singleMode=0&#038;postType%5B0%5D=post&#038;textAlign&#038;includedPostStatuses%5B0%5D=publish&#038;deduplicate=1&#038;page=2\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLoad more posts\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"loading\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"error\">\n\t\t\t\tSomething went wrong. 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