NAPOLITANO ON SHERIFF ARPAIO: ‘HE WAS UNWILLING TO ACCEPT THERE WERE STANDARDS THAT NEEDED TO BE MET’
One of the more controversial steps the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has recently taken is the revision and standardization of its 287(g) immigration-enforcement agreements with state and local police as part of DHS’ efforts to prioritize the removal of dangerous undocumented immigrants. Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio made national headlines last month when he belligerently stated that DHS had unfairly singled him out and took away his authority to make a political example out of him. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano sat down with ThinkProgress today to explain what drove DHS’ decision to limit some of Arpaio’s authority amidst rampant allegations of racial profiling against the Sheriff’s Office. READ MORE…
Posted: November 13th, 2009 under LA Topics, The Mario Solis-Marich Show.
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