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Kathianne
09-03-2010, 05:22 AM
Many states are looking at AZ laws on illegal immigrants and figuring out how to write their own. DOJ may be in problems with the politically motivated charges against 'Sheriff Joe":

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/New-evidence-undermines-feds_-case-against-Arizona-705578-102106209.html


New evidence undermines feds' case against Arizona

By: Byron York
Chief Political Correspondent
September 2, 2010


(AP File)
You've heard a lot about the Justice Department's lawsuit to stop the new Arizona immigration law. But that's just one part of the Obama administration's multi-front war on immigration enforcement in Arizona.

In addition to the drive to kill the new law, Attorney General Eric Holder is also suing the Maricopa Community College system in Phoenix, alleging it broke the law by requiring a job seeker to provide a green card before being hired. And on Thursday the Justice Department filed suit against the Maricopa County Sheriff's office, run by the flamboyant Joe Arpaio, as part of an extended investigation into alleged civil rights violations there.

Despite the splash of attention from the newest lawsuit, the Justice Department's investigation of Arpaio could end badly for Holder. When the Department first informed Arpaio that a probe was under way, back in March 2009, it sent a letter saying the investigation would focus on "alleged patterns or practices of discriminatory police practices and unconstitutional searches and seizures." But now we learn that just six months before that, in September 2008, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE, did its own investigation of Arpaio's office -- and gave it a clean bill of health. Arpaio's lawyers recently got a copy of the ICE report through the Freedom of Information Act.

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SassyLady
09-04-2010, 02:00 AM
Many states are looking at AZ laws on illegal immigrants and figuring out how to write their own. DOJ may be in problems with the politically motivated charges against 'Sheriff Joe":

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/New-evidence-undermines-feds_-case-against-Arizona-705578-102106209.html

Spending money to investigate and sue a sheriff that is actually enforcing laws rather than prosecuting known terrorists shows the mentality of our current DOJ. Sucks!

Kathianne
09-04-2010, 08:43 AM
Spending money to investigate and sue a sheriff that is actually enforcing laws rather than prosecuting known terrorists shows the mentality of our current DOJ. Sucks!

Right you are. To top it off, first line of 'defense' Federal Report of ICE. Not looking good there. They even mention the sheriff by name, all good, if you read the article.

country
09-05-2010, 10:23 AM
There was something on Fox friday about this, but nowhere else. Wonder why?