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Latino voter group volunteers brave sweltering heat, slammed doors
Team Awesome began in February 2011 with a small group of college students who were tired of how they felt the Latino community was viewed and represented by politicians.
Racial profiling allegations begin for Sheriff Arpaio
A group of Latinos is arguing in federal court that Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio's deputies carried out racial profiling as part of policy of discrimination.
Homeland Security revokes 287(g) agreements in Arizona
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security today rescinded agreements that allowed seven Arizona law enforcement agencies to check the immigration status of suspected illegal immigrants, further hindering the state’s ability to enforce SB1070 following the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling today.
Immigration suddenly roiling presidential contest
No longer a backburner issue, immigration is roiling the presidential contest as President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney seek to court the nation's swelling Hispanic population. The outcome could influence political battle lines and shape American politics for generations.
Long gap in Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration patrols
The Arizona sheriff known for his hardline stance on illegal immigration has gone months without using his most controversial law enforcement tactic.
Arpaio faces Friday deadline in DOJ civil rights suit
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's lawyers face a Friday deadline for responding in court to the U.S. Justice Department's civil rights lawsuit against the sheriff's office.
U.S. Senator seeks examination of Arpaio’s use of federal aid
A U.S. senator has asked federal authorities to consider seeking repayment of federal aid to Maricopa County if they determine that Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office used tax dollars from Washington to detain people whose civil rights the sheriff's office is accused of violating.
Shift on gay marriage energizes immigration activists
President Barack Obama's shift to support gay marriage is energizing young Hispanic voters who have been working side-by-side with gay activists in their push for immigration reform.
Feds file civil rights lawsuit against Arpaio
The U.S. Justice Department sued America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff Thursday, a rare step for the agency after months of negotiations failed to reach a settlement over allegations that his department racially profiled Latinos in his trademark immigration patrols.
Pearce spars with Dem senators as lone Republican in SB1070 hearing
Sitting as the lone proponent of Senate Bill 1070, former Arizona lawmaker Russell Pearce today defended his landmark legislation against U.S. senators and a table of fellow witnesses all allied against the illegal immigration bill.
Arpaio faces crossroads in civil rights case
America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff is fast approaching a crossroads where he must decide either to settle claims that his officers racially profiled Latinos in his trademark immigration patrols a�� and overhaul his practices a�� or take his chances at trial.
Latinos suing Arpaio want no immigration officials allowed to testify
Lawyers representing Latinos who accuse Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office of racial profiling are asking a federal judge to block Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees from being called to testify by the sheriff's lawyers at a trial.
