During his time as sheriff of Maricopa County in Arizona, Joe Arpaio targeted Latinos to crack down on illegal immigration, which may soon cost residents over a quarter of a billion dollars.
The long and arduous journey detailing the rise and fall of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and the Latino resistance that selflessly fought against his regime, is detailed in the new book "Driving While Brown: Sheriff Arpaio Versus the Latino Resistance."
A little more than a week before the Arizona primary election, Jane Sanders, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, visited the state and confronted the immigration policies of the controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- who has been at the center of controversy for his crackdown on immigrants in Maricopa County for several years -- issued an apology in court this week for ignoring a previous order to cease his immigration patrols during an investigation of the program.
Following criticism of the militarization of law enforcement in Ferguson, Missouri, and the subsequent order for a review of such activities, national organizations are highlighting Arizona police and their use of military-grade weapons.
A Chicago Public Schools official has apologized to Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio after a seventh-grade performance test included an anti-immigration question based on fictitious comments from a character that resembled the controversial law enforcement agent.
Controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio is known for his aggressive stances and strict jail policies, and now he is making yet another change: No more meat in his jail
According to a Friday court filing, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio is fighting against rulings made by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow to address findings of racial profiling in Arpaio's department, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
Controversial Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio, who calls himself "America's Toughest Sheriff" and is known for his strong and vociferous stances against immigration, is arming his deputies with AR-15 assault rifles.
Begrudgingly, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has suspended his raids on suspected undocumented immigrants, after a federal judge ruled his department engaged in racial profiling and ordered it to cease the program immediately.
Today is the last day to sign a petition to recall Joe Arpaio, the controversial anti-immigration sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz. A federal judge ruled late last week that Arpaio’s office engaged in illegal racial profiling of Hispanics and ordered an immediate end to those policies.
