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DOJ: Arpaio Commits Worst Racial Profiling in U.S. Historynew
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office didn't just commit racial profiling of Latinos. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Arpaio oversaw the worst pattern of racial profiling by a law enforcement agency in U.S. history.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
12-15-2011 |
Race & Class
A U.S. Citizen Testifies Before Congress About Being Racially Profilednew
Julio Mora testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee in April, the star witness during a hearing held on Immigration and Customs Enforcement's 287(g) agreements with local police entities. He and his dad were detained for three hours during a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office immigration raid.
Phoenix New Times |
Stephen Lemons |
12-08-2009 |
Civil Liberties
The Racial Disparity of Pot Arrests in Pasadenanew
For the past five years, Pasadena police officers have arrested African Americans on marijuana charges at rates wildly disproportionate to Pasadena's demographics, according to a review by the Weekly of nearly four decades worth of arrest data.
Pasadena Weekly |
Jake Armstrong |
11-03-2009 |
Drugs
State of Fear in Arizona: Permanent Legal Resident Stopped For Being Brownnew
Rosa's husband is a U.S. citizen. She's a legal permanent resident, on her way to becoming a citizen herself. She plans to raise a family and go back to school. But she's thinking twice about doing either in Arizona after her run-in with two sheriff's deputies a couple of months ago.
Phoenix New Times |
Stephen Lemons |
10-20-2009 |
Race & Class
Lessons from the Henry Louis Gates Casenew
Profiling appears to be a universal experience in nonwhite America. The clowns who toss coats and car keys are no Klansmen, of course, just grotesque boors who have no idea of the damage done when one brain-dead gesture robs another person of his dignity.
INDY Week |
Hal Crowther |
08-28-2009 |
Race & Class
Documents on Operation Front Line Show Innocent Muslims Got Caught in Bush's Dragnetnew
Operation Front Line's stated goal was to disrupt terrorist cells that might be planning an attack during the campaign or on inauguration day. But government documents recently obtained by a team of Yale Law School students and faculty expose the program as a massive fishing expedition that hinged on racial profiling.
New Haven Advocate |
Andy Bromage |
11-25-2008 |
Immigration
Recent Raid Shows Sheriff Joe Arpaio is Racially Profilingnew
A sweep of overwhelmingly Hispanic municipality Guadalupe shows "America's Toughest Sheriff" is down on anybody brown. What happened there seemed so odious that it earned Arpaio's sweeps condemnation from a broad political spectrum.
Phoenix New Times |
Stephen Lemons |
06-03-2008 |
Race & Class
The Varieties of American Experiencenew
The rights and duties of the American citizen are wobbly -- these essays reflect on what it means to be an American now.
San Antonio Current |
Staff |
10-11-2006 |
Immigration
The Terrorist Who Wasn'tnew
Manny Ebaid struggles to rebound after the War on Terror made him collateral damage.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
04-04-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Line of Firenew
Miami-Dade Police Director Robert Parker is good at dodging bullets of criticism.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
07-25-2005 |
Crime & Justice
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