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'The Fear Quotient Definitely Has Ratcheted Up'

As alarm spreads in immigrant communities, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown untangles the conflict between California's "Sanctuary State" law and Trump's push for mass deportations.

'The Fear Quotient Definitely Has Ratcheted Up'

This story first appeared at SB Newsmakers .

Sheriff Bill Brown says that the Trump Administration’s self-proclaimed “shock and awe” campaign targeting immigrants in the U.S. illegally is causing trepidation and dread among Latinos in Santa Barbara County.

“The fear quotient has definitely ratcheted up,” the sheriff told Newsmakers. “There's no question about that.”