butterbean
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 Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:48 pm Post subject: Police want more power at borders |
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Police want more power at borders
Federal agents' training of officers sought nationally
By Jacques Billeaud, The Associated Press
February 12, 2007
PHOENIX — More than any other police boss in Arizona, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has pushed the bounds of what local officers can do to crack down on illegal immigration, and he's frustrated that he can't do more.
He created a special unit to enforce an Arizona law that made immigrant smuggling a state crime, sent a 250-member posse into the desert to search for human smugglers, and sought a legal opinion allowing him to arrest not only smugglers but also their customers.
But Arpaio is bothered that his deputies can't make immigration arrests when coming across suspected illegal immigrants in traffic stops and other police calls, so he is among a rising number of local police bosses seeking the power to charge people with immigration violations.
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http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/national/article/0%2C1375%2CVCS_123_5345961%2C00.html |
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