Arpaio Gives Broad Powers to Volunteer Deputy Squad

PHOENIX -- Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has recruited 56 volunteers who he says will be assisting his department in fighting illegal immigration, reports Maritza Lizeth Félix for Prensa Hispana. The volunteer squad was sworn in on Wednesday at a ceremony presided over by the sheriff and several celebrity supporters, including actors Lou Ferrigno (of Incredible Hulk fame) and Steven Segal. The action heroes spoke to the crowd about their support for enforcing anti-immigration laws, and dubbed Joe Arpaio “the toughest sheriff in the west.”...

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Sheriff's Employee Arrested as Illegal Immigrant

DALLAS - A detention service officer at the Dallas County jail was arrested Friday and charged with immigration violations.

Maria Elvia Ross has been a county employee for years. She was hired former Sheriff Jim Bowles in 2001 and has since served on Sheriff Lupe Valdez’s quality assurance team for improving jail sanitation.

It wasn’t until she applied for a sheriff’s deputy position that a background check flagged her immigration status.

The county says that out of the 1,300 detention service officers, none undergo regular background checks...

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