Posted on: Sep 14, 2011, Source: New American Media
A Hispanic advocacy group decided to call off the boycott initiated in response to brutal anti-immigrant legislation, but grassroots organizations were determined to stay put.
Posted on: Jan 10, 2011, Source: New America Media
"The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous," Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said. "Arizona, I think, has become the capital.
Posted on: Sep 30, 2010, Source: New America Media
Arpaio's office used a shadow system, a separate set of payroll books to get around the law barring the use of taxpayer-supported jail funds for other purposes.
Posted on: Apr 26, 2010, Source: New America Media
“Congress has reserved enforcement of immigration law for federal government, with very few explicit areas for a role for states or localities. This is not one of them.”
Posted on: Apr 16, 2010, Source: New America Media
What immigration authorities called the nation’s single largest operation to fight human smuggling spread fear and panic among residents in Phoenix and Tucson neighborhoods.
Judicial vacancies, staff shortages, and increased detention, which started under Bush and continues to grow under Obama, are part of the reason for the huge immigration caseload.
More problems for Sheriff Joe: A former undocumented worker is accusing the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office of negligence and mistreatment in a federal suit.
