In this Dec. 5, 2017, photo, Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada poses in his office in Nogales, Ariz. Estrada is a different kind of Arizona sheri...
In this Dec. 5, 2017, photo, Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada poses in his office in Nogales, Ariz. Estrada is a different kind of Arizona sheriff, one whose sensibility and opinions on immigration were shaped by being born in Mexico and immigrating with his family to the United States as a toddler. (AP Photo/Anita Snow)
In this Dec. 5, 2017, photo, Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada poses for a photo in Nogales, Ariz., on the U.S. side of the international boundar...
In this Dec. 5, 2017, photo, Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada poses for a photo in Nogales, Ariz., on the U.S. side of the international boundary with Nogales, Mexico, where he was born. Estrada has spent his entire 74 years near this border, the last 50 as a law enforcement officer, the first half with the Nogales Police Department and the last half as elected sheriff. Estrada is a critic of President Donald Trump's immigration policies and plans for a "big, beautiful" border wall. (AP Photo/Anita Snow)
NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — Sheriff Tony Estrada is a different kind of Arizona lawman.
Born in Nogales, Mexico, Marco Antonio Estrada was raised just north of the U.S. line, giving him a unique perspective on the border and strong opinions about treatment of immigrants. Pointedly, the white-haired, 74-year-old Spanish-speaker has said he's "not a fan" of President Donald Trump, his proposed border wall, or his hardline immigration policies.
Estrada's become an even harsher Trump critic this year as detentions of migrants away from the border have soared during the president's first months in office. Arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whose officers pick up people for deportation, surged 40 percent from the same period a year earlier. He's unapologetically liberal in a state where lawmen are sometimes known for being politically conservative.
