SURPRISE, Ariz. — An Arizona sheriff known for cracking down on people who are in the country illegally launched a crime and immigration sweep in northwestern metro Phoenix on Friday, a half day after officials in Washington limited his powers to make federal immigration arrests.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose sweeps have led to allegations of racial profiling, said the rebuff from Washington won't stop him. He said he can still arrest immigrants under a state smuggling law and a federal law that gives all local police agencies more limited power to detain suspected illegal immigrants.
Arpaio, Sharpton clash over crime sweep
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio launched another of his controversial crime suppression sweeps Friday as the Rev. Al Sharpton came to the Valley to urge blacks and Latinos to work together against discrimination.
