Man in Trump video was jailed, released under Joe Arpaio
6 years, 4 months ago

Man in Trump video was jailed, released under Joe Arpaio

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A political ad from President Donald Trump that shows a Mexican immigrant bragging about killing police officers has put the spotlight back on noted immigration hard-liner Joe Arpaio, who detained and released the man in the video years ago. But he said his jail officers likely acted properly by contacting federal immigration authorities to pick up Bracamontes, because that was the procedure in the jails at the time when inmates completed their sentences. California authorities say Bracamontes was deported four times before he killed Sacramento County sheriff’s Deputy Danny Oliver and Placer County sheriff’s Detective Michael Davis Jr. Bracamontes was deported at least once after doing time in Arpaio’s jails in drug cases from 1996 through 2001, according to court records in Arizona. A news release issued by Arpaio’s office in the days after the attack on the California officers is murky on saying whether his office or federal immigration authorities had released Bracamontes onto the streets.

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Arpaio’s bigoted treatment of immigrants was nurtured
7 years, 6 months ago

Arpaio’s bigoted treatment of immigrants was nurtured

Associated Press  

Now that President Trump has pardoned Joe Arpaio, the former sheriff of Arizona’s Maricopa County, many Latinos are feeling enraged. “Donald Trump is a racist, and he’s pardoning another racist,” said Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona during an appearance on MSNBC. Not much thought went into what Republican Sen. John McCain said in a statement criticizing Arpaio for “continuing …

Donald Trump was wrong to pardon Joe Arpaio, says Congress's highest-ranking Republican Paul Ryan
7 years, 6 months ago

Donald Trump was wrong to pardon Joe Arpaio, says Congress's highest-ranking Republican Paul Ryan

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Paul Ryan, the highest-ranking Republican in Congress, has condemned Donald …

Trump pardons ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio over federal conviction
7 years, 6 months ago

Trump pardons ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio over federal conviction

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — President Donald Trump spared former Sheriff Joe Arpaio a possible jail sentence on Friday by pardoning the recent federal conviction stemming from his immigration patrols, reversing what critics saw as a long-awaited comeuppance for a lawman who escaped accountability for headline-grabbing tactics during his tenure as metropolitan Phoenix’s top law enforcer. His decision on Arpaio may serve to …

Trump’s Pardon of Joe Arpaio Is a Clear and Ugly Message to Hispanic Americans
7 years, 6 months ago

Trump’s Pardon of Joe Arpaio Is a Clear and Ugly Message to Hispanic Americans

Slate  

On Friday night, minutes before Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, Donald Trump issued the first presidential pardon of his administration to Joe Arpaio, the longtime Maricopa County, Arizona, sheriff whose record of proudly tough, sometimes brutal, and ultimately illegal policing of Latino immigrants made him among the nation’s most admired and reviled lawmen. In a tightly worded two-paragraph statement, …

Donald Trump pardons ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio weeks after conviction amid racial profiling row
7 years, 6 months ago

Donald Trump pardons ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio weeks after conviction amid racial profiling row

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy US President Donald Trump …

Trump pardons former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, convicted of contempt of court for violating Latinos’ rights
7 years, 6 months ago

Trump pardons former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, convicted of contempt of court for violating Latinos’ rights

LA Times  

President Donald Trump has issued an executive pardon to former Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona. President Trump issued an executive pardon Friday to Joe Arpaio, the controversial former Arizona sheriff who was a hero to the right and a national nemesis of Latinos, immigration advocates and civil rights groups. By week’s end, though, the Trump administration issued the statement announcing …

Trump Pardons Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Who Illegally Targeted Latinos
7 years, 6 months ago

Trump Pardons Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Who Illegally Targeted Latinos

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned a notorious former Arizona sheriff who willfully violated a federal judge’s order by unlawfully detaining individuals his officers claimed might be in the country illegally. Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who had previously proclaimed himself “America’s toughest sheriff,” was convicted of criminal contempt last month for violating a …

Trump sends message with Arpaio pardon: The federal government expects local help enforcing immigration laws
7 years, 6 months ago

Trump sends message with Arpaio pardon: The federal government expects local help enforcing immigration laws

LA Times  

To President Trump and many of his supporters, Joe Arpaio is a national hero whose aggressive pursuit of people in the country illegally and cooperation with federal immigration authorities should be a model for cities and counties around the country. “To this day it’s stuck with me.” On Friday, as Magos prepared dinner at his Phoenix home — about 35 …

Trump pardons convicted ex-Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio
7 years, 6 months ago

Trump pardons convicted ex-Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio

Al Jazeera  

Arpaio rounded up undocumented migrants and failed to heed court order to stop racially profiling Latinos. US President Donald Trump granted a pardon to a controversial former Arizona law enforcement official less than a month after he was convicted of criminal contempt in a case involving racial profiling. The pardon drew a swift and harsh denunciation from Latinos and political …

The Joe Arpaio I knew
7 years, 6 months ago

The Joe Arpaio I knew

Salon  

For most of Joe Arpaio's two-plus decades as Maricopa County sheriff, he directed operations from the top floor of a downtown Phoenix tower, worlds away from the jails overseen by rank and-file deputies. Voters repeatedly re-elected Arpaio as he carried out his pledge to transform the sheriff's office into "a full-fledged anti-illegal immigration agency." The former sheriff summed up many …

Joe Arpaio pardon: White House 'preparing documents' to let off former sheriff found guilty in racial profiling case
7 years, 6 months ago

Joe Arpaio pardon: White House 'preparing documents' to let off former sheriff found guilty in racial profiling case

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump’s staff has prepared the necessary paperwork to pardon …

Joe Arpaio: The long and incredibly controversial career of ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’
7 years, 7 months ago

Joe Arpaio: The long and incredibly controversial career of ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’

CNN  

CNN — The big rumor – emphasis on the word “rumor” – ahead of President Donald Trump’s trip to Phoenix for a campaign rally tonight is that he might issue a pardon for Joe Arpaio, the controversial former sheriff of Maricopa County. Arpaio’s reputation – which he proudly embraced – as “America’s Toughest Sheriff” made him a coveted endorser as …

Donald Trump is considering pardoning former sheriff Joe Arpaio.
7 years, 7 months ago

Donald Trump is considering pardoning former sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Slate  

During an interview at his New Jersey golf club on Sunday, Donald Trump offered a revelatory statement that was largely lost amidst the furor over his lackluster response to the weekend’s white supremacist violence in Charlottesville. During his 24-year tenure as sheriff, Arpaio proudly strove to implement white nationalism through a brutal assault on Maricopa County’s Latino population. Arpaio’s office …

Trump retweets Fox story on potential Arpaio pardon
7 years, 7 months ago

Trump retweets Fox story on potential Arpaio pardon

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump on Tuesday retweeted a Fox News story saying he was “seriously considering” pardoning former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, a controversial figure who was recently convicted of criminal contempt by a federal judge. FOX NEWS EXCLUSIVE: President Trump 'seriously considering' a pardon for ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio https://t.co/Rgw8l7i9Xl — FOX & friends August 14, 2017 Minutes later, …

Publicist says Joe Arpaio wouldn’t have violated court order
7 years, 8 months ago

Publicist says Joe Arpaio wouldn’t have violated court order

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s longtime publicist testified at her ex-boss’ criminal trial Tuesday that he wouldn’t have violated a judge’s order to stop traffic patrols targeting immigrants. Lisa Allen, chief spokeswoman for the media-savvy lawman for nearly 23 years, said Arpaio’s earlier career as a federal drug agent taught him respect for the orders of federal courts. …

Prosecutors use Joe Arpaio’s immigration talk against him
7 years, 8 months ago

Prosecutors use Joe Arpaio’s immigration talk against him

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s criminal trial opened Monday over his defiance of the courts in traffic patrols that targeted immigrants, marking the most aggressive effort to hold the former lawman of metro Phoenix accountable for tactics that critics say racially profiled Latinos. “He never thought this day would come.” Arpaio’s defense lawyer vigorously disputed that a person with …

Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio gives speech at GOP convention
8 years, 8 months ago

Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio gives speech at GOP convention

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — The longtime sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix fired up the crowd at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on Thursday by reminding them of Donald Trump’s pledge to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. To chants of “build the wall,” Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Trump will secure the border, “restore law and order and keep drugs …

Trump Rally With Sheriff Joe Arpaio Will Be Single Most Anti-Immigrant Event of the Year
9 years, 8 months ago

Trump Rally With Sheriff Joe Arpaio Will Be Single Most Anti-Immigrant Event of the Year

Slate  

Donald Trump will hold a rally in Arizona this weekend with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the Arizona Republic reports, a function that has the potential to set a new high water mark for anti-immigration sentiment verbalized at a single Republican primary event. — Donald J. Trump July 10, 2015 There is no more natural a companion for Trump in …

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