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U.S. sues controversial Arizona sheriff in civil-rights investigation
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Feeder on 02 September, 2010 05:23:00
 
Justice Department officials say Maricopa County's Joe Arpaio failed to turn
over documents in a probe of his agency's immigration enforcement operations.
Among his tactics are 'sweeps' of immigrant-heavy neighborhoods.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced it had sued Joe Arpaio, the
controversial sheriff of Maricopa County in Arizona, for failing to turn over
documents in a probe of whether his aggressive operations against illegal
immigrants had violated civil rights.