Law agencies make new pact on illegal deportation (Arpaio)

The Washington Times ^ | October 17, 2009 | Audrey Hudson

[jazusamo]

Department of Homeland Security officials have signed new agreements authorizing nearly 70 state and local law enforcement agencies, including a contentious Arizona sheriff, to help arrest and deport illegal immigrants charged with violent or criminal acts.

Under the new agreements, Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Ariz., who has come under fire for his immigration sweeps, will continue to work with federal authorities when illegal immigrants are booked into his jail. But Sheriff Arpaio's office will not be given the power to arrest such people, as it previously had, federal officials said.

As the new agreements were announced, Sheriff Arpaio launched a crime and immigration sweep Friday in northwestern metro Phoenix, according to the Associated Press.

The sheriff told the AP that 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.

"It doesn't bother me, because we are going to do the same thing," Sheriff Arpaio said. "I am the elected sheriff. I don't take orders from the federal government."

As the deadline passed Friday for agencies to participate in the so-called 287(g) program, 55 agreements had been signed, and more than a dozen others were awaiting approval or were still in negotiations, including participation by 11 new departments.

At least six departments have withdrawn from the program, citing reasons including budgetary constraints, said John Morton, assistant secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Critics complained that, under the old agreement, immigrants were arrested on misdemeanor charges that were never prosecuted. Instead, they were deported. The program was suspended by the Obama administration.

[jazusamo]

Sheriff Joe is going about business as usual.

[freedumb2003]

This guy has more principles and stones than all of the Republican Party put together.

[jessduntno]

“Sheriff Joe is going about business as usual.”

If we had a few politricians (hybrid, not a typo) with this guys stones we wouldn’t have a Kenyan Usurper in office...

[jazusamo]

Please bump the Freepathon and donate if you haven’t done so!

[brushcop]

Good on Sheriff Arpaio, excellent. I would wager that Arpaio does the lion’s share of arresting illegal aliens in the NATION, including ALL agencies.

[SandRat]

Political Patricians = politricians

Nice.

[VRWC For Truth]

"I am the elected sheriff. I don't take orders from the federal government."

Someone who obviously knows the 10th Amendment.

[dennisw]

"It doesn't bother me, because we are going to do the same thing," Sheriff Arpaio said. "I am the elected sheriff. I don't take orders from the federal government."

This 73 year old sheriff has more fight in him than men half his age

[jazusamo]

Yes, if the feds and other Sheriff depts did the job Arpaio does our illegals problem would be very small but then the RATS would have a considerably smaller voter base.

[rockinqsranch]

I hope he has a good understudy jaz. Sheriff Joe is well into his seventies in age. He won’t be able to keep up the pace much longer.

We need to gather together a support group for him, and gain interest by others in carrying on his good work.

[QBFimi]

Give ‘em hell, Joe!

[jazusamo]

Yes, but he mentioned in a piece the other day he’d just been reelected and he already has a sizable war chest for the next election and stated he’d be around for at least another seven years.

I believe he said that for the benefit of the feds. LOL!

[rockinqsranch]

“I believe he said that for the benefit of the feds. LOL!”

Oh! NO Doubt here lol. He has quite a history. A true American Lawman.

[manonCANAL]

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[SubMareener]

The official Arizona State Balladeer, Dolan Ellis has a song about him.

The Ballad of Sheriff Joe: Dolan finished this song in February 2007 and first sang it at the Arizona Folklore Preserve on February 2nd. Since then, he has sung it at several of his solo shows, three times in Phoenix area concerts with the New Christy Minstrels, once for a jam session with many other professional musicians, and even for the Arizona State Senators on Statehood Day. Clearly, the song is a success, telling the colorful story of the colorful lawman, Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, the fourth largest county in the nation. Sheriff Joe is known for being tough, and Dolan’s song includes many gems, all true, such as the pink underwear, the chain-gang trash pickup crew, and the green baloney stew.

Dolan has recorded the song with the New Christy Minstrels.

Watch The Ballad of Sheriff Joe Video (0:52)

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[jazusamo]

Heh, heh, heh, that’s good.

I’ll bet it’s a real hit in AZ with his supporters.

[RoadTest]

“But Sheriff Arpaio’s office will not be given the power to arrest such people”

Doesn’t matter. Joe doesn’t get his power from Washington anyway. He gets it from the people of Maricopa County who elected him.

Brtdbbbdddddttttt! Washington!

[paul51]

Sheriff Arpaio said. "I am the elected sheriff. I don't take orders from the federal government."

Beautiful