Sheriff Joe Arpaio Loses Some of His Immigration Enforcement Powers

[babylonsister]

http://washingtonindependent.com/62701/sheriff-joe-loses-some-of-his-immigration-enforcement-powers

Sheriff Joe Loses Some of His Immigration Enforcement Powers
By Daphne Eviatar 10/6/09 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 he’s made to the Arizona Republic, however, suggest he may have lost some of that authority. The Department of Homeland Security has not confirmed or denied the report.

Even if the sheriff and his deputies can’t arrest anyone who looks like an illegal immigrant on the street, they can still check the immigration status of everyone in Maricopa County’s jails and turn them over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation. The Department of Justice is separately investigating Arpaio for allegedly abusing his authority by conducting unconstitutional searches and engaging in racial profiling.

DHS has promised to review all 287(g) agreements with individual counties, even as it has expanded the number of those agreements in effect.

[annabanana]

1. Good. The more weapons they take out of the hands of

this lunatic the better.

[imdjh]

2. Has he broken any laws?

[blondeatlast]

5. Do you have Google and amonth or so of nothing better to do?

He's broken plenty--including plenty of Conbstitutional laws--and the taxpayers of Maricopa County have had to pony up tens of millions for settlements, not to mention the tens of millions of taxpayer dollars he's wasted on stuff like publicity stunt tanks and such.

New Times is an excellent source as is Jana Bommersbach.

[backscatter712]

6. He seems to ignore this thing called "the Constitution"

Let's see - 14th amendment issues, violations of the Civil Rights act, literal acts of torture in his tent jail, just for starters.

He's really obsessed with persecuting brown people.

[MNDemNY]

3. I'd like to see this putz in pink, eating green bologna in his own jail.

[blondeatlast]

7. From your lips to Kharma's ears...

This Maricopa County citizen could not agree with you any more.

[subcomhd]

4. Joe Arpaio is a racist fuckhead. nt

[TheKentuckian]

8. He needs to have his power of self determination removed. That dude is highly dangerous

and should be under a jail somewhere.

[imdjh]

9. IS this in conflict with the headline "DHS Renews Deal With Show-Boat Sheriff Arpaio"?

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/immigration/143120/dhs_renews_deal_with_show-boat_sheriff_arpaio/

America's Voice:

Controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio, of Maricopa County, AZ, has told various local media outlets that he has signed a new agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and will continue participating in what is known as the 287(g) program. If this claim is true – Arpaio has a history of dissembling and exaggerating, and DHS has been notably silent on what is transpiring – it is a deeply disturbing development.