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"This is to inform you that the United States Department of Justice is commencing an investigation of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (''MCSO'') pursuant to the pattern or practice provisions of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994,42 U.S.C. §14141 ("Section 14141") and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968,42 U.S.C. § 3789d ("Safe Streets Act"), and pursuant to the prohibitions against national origin discrimination in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d-7 ("Title Yr') and the Safe Streets Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3789d(c)."

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It continues: "Despite the growing criticism of the Sheriff’s illegal immigration fight by some valley politicians and activists, Sheriff Arpaio says 60 detention officers trained by ICE officials have conducted over 106,000 interviews and investigations of inmates booked into jail since April of 2007.

"In those 18 months, 16,000 inmates were determined to be illegal aliens. Either they have already been deported or will be deported after being tried and/or serving their sentences for crimes committed in the valley. The work being done be Arpaio’s detention staff is a likely contributor to the recent reduction in crime in the valley,” the press release added.

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Originally posted by Kwicko:


Okay, I have to say, this sounds pretty freaking stupid.

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Originally posted by DobsonAllianceFan:

Gulp. Did somebody 'borrow' a login?

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Originally posted by fivver:

Sheriff Joe's guys aren't dragging people off the street or kicking in doors in the middle of the night. THEY'RE INTERVIEWING PEOPLE IN JAIL and determining the convicts status. How is this wrong?

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Originally posted by Kwicko:


Okay, I have to say, this sounds pretty freaking stupid.

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Gulp. Did somebody 'borrow' a login?

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