Arizona Sheriff Plans 19th Immigration Sweep
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he has plans to launch his 19th crime and immigration sweep somewhere in metropolitan Phoenix.
The sheriff wouldn't specify a date for the sweep, but says it will happen probably in March. He wouldn't reveal a location for the sweep.
During the sweeps, deputies flood an area of a city -- in some cases heavily Latino areas -- to seek out traffic violators and arrest other violators.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Critics say Arpaio's deputies have racially profiled Hispanics during the sweeps.
The sheriff says deputies approach people only when they have probable cause to believe people had committed crimes.