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Sheriff Joe Arpaio says a scathing U.S. Justice Department report about his office's law enforcement tactics marks what he calls "a sad day for America as a whole."The report released Thursday found that Arpaio's Maricopa County office carried out a blatant pattern of discrimination against Latinos.At a news conference, Arpaio says the government's move will result in releases from jail of illegal immigrants who had previous been arrested for crimes.The report outlines how Arpaio's office has committed a wide range of civil rights violations against Latinos, including a pattern of racial profiling and discrimination and carrying out heavy-handed immigration patrols based on racially charged citizen complaints.The report, obtained by The Associated Press ahead of its release, is a result of the U.S. Justice Department's three-year investigation of Arpaio's office amid complaints of racial profiling and a culture of bias at the agency's top level.The Justice Department's conclusions in t...
Investigators for an Arizona sheriff's volunteer posse have declared that President Barack Obama's birth certificate is definitely fraudulent.Members of Maricopa Cou...
Federal authorities said Friday that they're closing their abuse-of-power investigation into a sheriff in Arizona without filing charges against him.Authorities were...
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Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann is meeting with Joe Arpaio . Bachmann is explaining her plan to fix the problems at the border. Arpaio has developed a national reputation for his tough treatment of immigrants who cross into America illegally. He’s received recent calls from both Mitt Romney and Rick Perry, but his campaign manager says the sheriff is going to take his time to make an endorsement.
Maricopa County sheriff on next steps
The 13-year-old girl opened the door of her home in this small city on the edge of Phoenix to encounter a man who said that his car had broken down and he needed to ...
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks to Fox News Latino at the Republican National Convention.
A bomb squad was called out to the downtown offices of controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Phoenix Monday, after a suspicious envelope was found to contain a...
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has launched a plan to have as many as 500 armed volunteers patrol areas just outside schools in an effort to guard against shootings.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio wants to get tough on border violence
Ten thousand 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 imm...
Fair and balanced debate between Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and AFL-CIO member Stewart Acuff
Steven Alexander stood before the jury, looked up at a family picture and grimaced and cried as he ticked off the list of problems that have befallen him in the five...
Jurors deciding whether convicted murderer Jodi Arias will get the death penalty heard the victim's brother describe Thursday how he was hospitalized for ulcers, los...
Marcicopa County Sheriff sounds off
The careers of most politicians would crumble under the heavy scrutiny that the self-proclaimed toughest sheriff in America now faces.But despite a mountain of legal...
Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio on efforts to reform U.S. immigration policy.
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Two opposing groups gathered early Sunday morning to make their voices heard.