Jul 28, 2010
The sheriff of the most populous county in Arizona says he's "not going to put up with any civil disobedience" when the state's new immigration law takes effect.
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Jul 16, 2010
The "Model Sheriff" for Arizona's SB 1070, Joe Arpaio, has a record of failed crime fighting tactics, civil rights abuses and creating terror in the communities he's supposed to protect.
Today, we here at America's Voice Education Fund released a new report detailing the long, disturbing and ineffective record of...
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The courageous Trail of Dreams students are at it again. Having completed a 1500 mile trek from Miami to Washington fighting for their cause to end the deportation of students and separation of families, the student activists traveled to Arizona to request a meeting with the controversial, anti-immigrant...
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Jan 17, 2010
Thousands of immigrant rights advocates marched in front of a county jail in Phoenix Saturday in a protest that was aimed at Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's immigration efforts and was marked by a clash between a small group of protesters and police officers.
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Today I'm proud to team up with Sarahi Uribe from NDLON, and Adam Luna from America's Voice, as well as our many blog-migos in the twitter-verse, to chronicle the massive anti-Arpaio march and rally happening right now in Phoenix, Arizona! Expect updates every 15 minutes or so (displayed in...
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USA Today reports that Arizona has become 'ground zero' of our nation's immigration fight, largely on account of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's controversial tactics and several anti-immigrant measures that have made their way into law: "When activists from around the country rally for immigrants' rights Saturday, it's no coincidence that...
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Jan 12, 2010
Immigrants-rights advocates are planning a large-scale protest this Saturday to pressure the Obama administration to end an agreement that lets the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office check the immigration status of people booked into its jails.
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In the latest development in the Sheriff Joe Arpaio saga, the Department of Justice is convening a grand jury to look into various allegations that "America's Toughest Sheriff" has been abusing his power.
According to Zachary Roth at Talking Points Memo:
The probe appears focused on two related but different areas....
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Two top county officials said Thursday night they have been subpoenaed to answer questions next week before a federal grand jury about a high-profile Arizona sheriff and his office.
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300 lawyers in suits protested Maricopa County Attorney, Andrew Thomas, charging him and Sheriff Joe Arpaio with making a complete mockery of the justice system. Headlining the protest weren't left-leaning activist attorneys like the ones you might expect . They were self-described conservative Republicans, one of whom actually...
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