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Lawmakers approve bill forcing local authorities to hold a person when asked by immigration officers

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//February 24, 2017//

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Lawmakers approve bill forcing local authorities to hold a person when asked by immigration officers

Lawmakers approve bill forcing local authorities to hold a person when asked by immigration officers

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//February 24, 2017//

In this July 29, 2010 file photo, former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio gives a news conference in Phoenix announcing crime suppression sweeps. As frustrations mounted...

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Tags: federal immigration officers, Maricopa County, League of Arizona Cities and Towns, Paul Penzon, Alex Vidal, Bill Montgomery, immigration detainers, ice, immigration

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