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Burke says he’ll focus on stopping violence, drug trafficking – not Arpaio
U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke came into his new job with a goal of clamping down on the rash of crime emanating from Arizona's border with Mexico. Now, Burke not only will battle drug cartels and human smugglers on his own turf, but he will have a chance to influence the way the entire Department of Justice fights them as well.
Burke to head up immigration subcommittee
U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke will chair a subcommittee on border and immigration law enforcement that will advise U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Burke, who was recently confirmed as the U.S. attorney for Arizona, on Oct. 26 was named as the chairman of the Border and Immigration Law Enforcement Subcommittee.
