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America’s Toughest Sheriff Cites Non-Existent Law in Crime-Sweep Argument

By immigrationprof

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Daniel González of the Arizona Republic reports some not-too-surprising news:  “Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio cited a non-existent federal law and included a legal interpretation taken from an anti-immigration Web site [the Federation for American federation reform (FAIR)] in a document he distributed during a news conference last week. Arpaio used the document to bolster his claim that he can continue to arrest undocumented immigrants during controversial crime sweeps even without a special agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”

NOTE TO LAW SUDENTS:  Remember to carefully do your cite-checking — and watch your online sources.  Sheriff Joe wishes he did!

KJ