Arpaio: Office stripped of immigration patrols

Source: East Valley Tribune

Phoenix : AZ : USA | about 1 month ago

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Department of Homeland Security has stripped Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio of his authority to arrest suspected illegal immigrants based solely on their immigration status. But Arpaio said Tuesday he plans to continue his controversial “crime suppression operations,” despite...

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