CNN: Judge blocks Arizona sheriff’s workplace raids
A federal judge Monday blocked one of the most well-known tools used to crack down on illegal immigration by the man who calls himself America’s toughest sheriff.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio must stop enforcing Arizona’s identify theft laws, U.S. District Judge David Campbell ruled Monday, granting a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed against Arpaio.
The lawsuit, filed by the Puente immigrant rights group, argues that the laws are unconstitutional and have been used by Arpaio and his office to target undocumented immigrants in workplace raids.
Read the complete article at http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/05/justice/arizona-arpaio-immigration-raids/
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