Sheriff Urged to Close Immigrant Hotline

“Latino leaders and faith-based organizations want Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to disconnect the hotline he created for people to report information about undocumented immigrants, saying it raises the chance of racial profiling.

But Arpaio said Wednesday that he wont disconnect the hotline and stressed that deputies would investigate people only if authorities had probable cause.”

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