Court Orders AZ Sheriff to Stop Forcing Prison Inmates to Pre-Pay for Abortions
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is making headlines again--this time for making inmates pre-pay for the cost of abortions, including security and transportation.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is making headlines again--this time for making inmates pre-pay for the cost of abortions, including security and transportation.
Dawn Teo | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
During a heated debate between CNN anchor Rick Sanchez and Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Sanchez compared Arpaio to "Bull Connor," accusing him of violating the US Constitution and seeking publicity.
Craig Alan Silverman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Denver
When Falcon let loose the truth on prime time to Wolf Blitzer, even Barney Fife could have figured it out. By his own admission, that was the first moment the light came on for local Sheriff Jim Alderden.
Isabel Macdonald | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics
Sheriff Joe Arpaio is a defiant, racial-profiling desperado with renewed authority to abuse his inmates. The scary part? The voting public approves.
AP | SUZANNE GAMBOA | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has signed up 55 state and local law enforcement agencies to help enforce immigration laws, including an A...
Dawn Teo | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics
DeeDee Blase founded "Somos Republicans" to recruit to Arizona Hispanics... says, "Obama sold Latinos down the river. It's my mission to call him out on this."
Dawn Teo | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics
The 287(g) provision has been one of the most controversial aspects of the immigration debate because of allegations that law enforcement officers use 287(g) authorization to investigate the immigration status of individuals who have not committed serious crimes.
Dawn Teo | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics
According to the official statement from MCSO, Stapley's response when picked up by officers was, "You've got to be kidding me."
Dawn Teo | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics
Arpaio told local reporters Thursday evening, "I have a sneaking suspicion that ACORN is using federal taxpayer dollars to pursue their own agenda because they don't like me."
Dawn Teo | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics
Sheriff Arpaio is famous for his jails, where inmates live in outdoor tents and wear pink underwear, pink flip-flops, and pink handcuffs.
AP | AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics
PHOENIX — The self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff in America" has never gotten so much resistance from the federal government. The Homeland Secur...
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.30.2009 | Politics
One thing is clear: President Obama's choice of a Latina woman has sparked the ugliest reaction from the Republican Right we've seen years.
Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics
If Sheriff Clarence Dupnik gets his way, children in Arizona schools may be asked to answer questions that have nothing to do with reading, writing and arithmetic.
Dawn Teo | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics
PHOENIX - Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio issued an official statement late Friday afternoon denying allegations by Meghan McCain, daughter of form...
Dawn Teo | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics
PHOENIX - At a news conference today, Chris Simcox, founder of the Minutemen, formally announced his intention to challenge John McCain for his Arizon...
Dawn Teo | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics
Sheriff Joe, who is famous for his reality show, tent-based jails, and large contingent of immigration enforcement officers, says he never intended to appear before McCain and other senators at Monday's hearing.
Crossover Dreams | Posted 05.13.2009 | Politics
Although Julio Mora is a U.S. citizen and his dad has a green card, they were arrested in Phoenix, Arizona, on suspicion of being undocumented aliens. The case is commonplace.
Dawn Teo | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics
rpaio seemed not to know Al Sharpton, saying, "What is his name? Sharpton? He wants me to resign? Have I got news for him. He can stick that in his pipe and smoke it."
Joel B. Schwartzberg | Posted 04.30.2009 | Media
This week's special NOW on PBS investigation of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a hard-line sheriff from Maricopa County, Arizona, received an unprecedented avalanche of responses from NOW viewers.
Bertha Lewis | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics
Thousands of immigrant families are living in terror under Sheriff Arpaio's reign. We can't let his racist policing continue.
Dawn Teo | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics
Critics of Sheriff Joe "Tent City" Arpaio have been celebrating but the revelry is premature: Neither Arpaio nor his officers will be prosecuted, punished, or sanctioned.
Dawn Teo | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics
PHOENIX -- The Department of Justice is investigating "America's Toughest Sheriff." Acting Assistant Attorney General Loretta King sent a letter Tuesd...
Roberto Lovato | Posted 03.29.2009 | World
The proliferation of stories in international media and in global forums about the Guantanamo-like problems in the country's immigrant detention system are again tarnishing the U.S. image abroad.
Dawn Teo | Posted 03.27.2009 | Politics
Sheriff Arpaio is as controversial as he is popular, oscillating between a conservative media darling (even landing his own reality TV show) and a liberal media pariah.
Dawn Teo | Posted 03.22.2009 | Politics
Lawmakers, union leaders, human rights groups, Democratic Party leaders, and celebrities are taking on the "Toughest Sheriff in America" for policies that they say encourage racial profilin and civil rights violations.
Dawn Teo | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics