Tag: Joe Arpaio
Littwin: If Trump told the truth, he’d admit to crushing 800,000...
The first thing to know about Donald Trump's cruel and gratuitous decision to end the DACA program is that he did not do it...
Wiretap: As Texans battle Harvey, many have had to be their...
They're calling Harvey a 500-year event, the worst storm ever to hit Texas, a storm that has left many roads impassable and 911 calls...
Wiretap: Everyone’s talking about Trump’s speech, but the real fireworks are...
The Trump-McConnell fued has moved to a crisis point, writes The New York Times, as a budget showdown looms and a possible governmental shutdown...
Wiretap: Who was the last president to make news by saying...
It took a few days, but Donald Trump finally brought himself to condemn white supremacists in the wake of the violence and ramming death...
Arpaio sued for mistreating pregnant inmate
Miriam Mendiola-Martinez, an undocumented woman who did a stint in an Arizona immigration detention center, is suing Sheriff Joe Arpaio and others for mistreating her during her pregnancy in 2009.
Homeland Security severs ties with Arpaio
The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday it is immediately terminating its immigration-enforcement agreements with the office of Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz.
DOJ: AZ Sheriff Arpaio has shown disregard for Constitution
A federal report released Thursday finds that Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., an advocate for controversial immigration enforcement and detention measures, has committed a “wide range of civil rights violations.”
Perry looks to beef up anti-immigration cred with backing of Arizona...
GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry, who has been called “weak” by immigration enforcement supporters, has picked up the support of Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, notorious for his immigration detention measures and his birther conspiracy theories.
Immigrant rights groups call for boycott of MLB All-Star game in...
Multiple groups are calling for a boycott of the Major League Baseball All-Star game in Phoenix, Ariz., on July 12 in protest of the immigration law SB 1070. The groups include the Arizona-based human rights groups Puente and Somos America.
Arizona continues to net illegal workers, not illegal employers
The country's self-styled "toughest sheriff" made more news in Arizona the week after the midterm elections. As Stateline reports, Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio...