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ICE Sweep Yields More ‘Incidentals’ Than Criminals

By | 11.05.09 | 4:05 pm

A four-day sweep conducted last November in Arizona by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents looking for immigrant fugitives and criminals resulted primarily in the arrests of immigrants who were neither criminals nor fugitives, the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona has found.

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Sheriff Arpaio Claims He Can Arrest Illegal Immigrants Even Without Federal Authority

By | 10.16.09 | 3:36 pm

Unhappy that the federal government took away some of his powers to enforce immigration law, Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona last week cited a non-existent law to support his claim that he can continue to arrest illegal immigrants on the street anyway, The Arizona Republic reports.

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Sheriff Joe Loses Some of His Immigration Enforcement Powers

By | 10.06.09 | 4:39 pm

Looks like Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., has lost some of his authority to arrest people he suspects are illegal immigrants. Under the controversial 287(g) program of the immigration law, Arpaio was one of many local sheriffs who were empowered to enforce federal immigration laws. Comments More…

Arizona: Probably Not the Next Iowa

By | 04.17.09 | 9:03 am

With major gay rights victories in Iowa and Vermont in recent days, the movement seem to be on the upswing in much of the country. Arizona, however, is another story. While Democrats may be eyeing The Grand Canyon state as a historically red state More…