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Sheriff Arpaio clarifies erroneous reference to U.S. law
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office just released the following statement. Rather than bloviate, I just pasted it below. But I will say it's one of the first times I've seen his office admit a mistake.
Feds mum on Arpaio’s upcoming crime sweep
In response to the loss of his agreement with the federal government that authorized his agency to enforce immigration law on the streets, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio pushed up the date of his next crime suppression sweep to Oct. 16 and said he would deliver any illegal immigrants found by his deputies to the Border Patrol. Federal officials aren't saying how they will react if he makes goo[...]
Sheriff Joe, a non-existent U.S. law and the next crime sweep
"You said some nasty things about me. I take it that way." That's how my conversation with Sheriff Joe started. He was offended that I had said on television that he was trying to use a non-existent federal law to justify the continuation of his crime-suppression sweeps.
Beck presses Arpaio
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio appeared on The Glenn Beck Show last week to talk about DHS's move to end an agreement that allowed him to enforce federal immigration law. Beck started off the interview with a softball question for Arpaio, but as the interview went on, he appeared to grow skeptical of the sheriff's claims.
Capitol Quotes 10/9
"You get more radiation from the banana you ate in the morning than you get from standing beside that ore truck." - Ron Hochstein, president and chief operating officer of Denison, commenting on the danger of hauling uranium ore across tribal lands.
Arpaio blasts feds, vows to continue immigration enforcement
Blaming a conspiracy by his political enemies for the apparent end to his authority to arrest illegal aliens on immigration violations, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio vowed to continue the crime-suppression sweeps that have rounded up nearly 300 illegal immigrants during the past two years.
Napolitano: Changes coming for immigration detention
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced a slate of reforms in the way Immigration and Customs Enforcement deals with the hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrations it detains every year. Napolitano and ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton made the announcement on Oct. 6, outlining the need to tailor the agency's policies to its unique needs.
Arpaio foe Manning eying AG run
Phoenix attorney Michael C. Manning, a vocal critic of Sheriff Joe Arpaio who has twice won multimillion dollar settlements in lawsuits against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, is considering a run for Arizona attorney general.
Will Arpaio take a side?
Rumors abound that Sheriff Joe Arpaio will give Paradise Valley Mayor Vernon Parker his endorsement, and while the sheriff said he hasn't made up his mind about the 2010 governor's race, the two did meet at Arpaio's 19th floor office in August.
SCA members face criminal charges
A Maricopa County Sheriff's deputy avoided a six-figure fine earlier this year for violating state campaign finance law, but he and others involved in the imbroglio may be facing criminal charges for their actions.
Lujan responds to Arpaio article
The July 20 New Yorker had a feature article on Sheriff Joe Arpaio ("Sheriff Joe" by William Finnegan). The piece, mostly critical, tried to give the magazine's readers a flavor of his policies regarding illegals and the controversies that he engenders.
Capitol Quotes 8/21
“I look at the executive branch, and at a certain point, this relentlessness is to be admired. This absolute fight to the death is to be admired. But at another... […]
