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Arpaio Gives Palin Pink Underwear as an Allusion to His Treatment of Immigrant Detainees

By | 10.25.10 | 6:04 pm

Today in news too bizarre to skip: Joe Arpaio, the Arizona sheriff who makes illegal immigrant detainees wear pink underwear as a humiliation tactic, gave Sarah Palin a pair of pink underwear last week to welcome her to Phoenix.

Arpaio became famous for his purposefully harsh treatment of More…

Dobbs’ Departure Makes Sheriff Joe Sad

By | 11.12.09 | 2:27 pm

Earlier today, Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio weighed in via Twitter on fellow anti-illegal immigration crusader Lou Dobbs’ announcement that he was resigning from CNN.

Immigration Program Expands, Despite Abuse Record

By | 07.23.09 | 6:00 am

Sheriff Joe Arpaio has made a name for himself using controversial tactics targeting illegal immigrants in Arizona. The chief law enforcement officer of Maricopa County and author of the book “America’s Toughest Sheriff,” Arpaio boasts that he’s arrested some 30,000 undocumented immigrants, many More…