This Jan. 9, 2013 file photo shows Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaking with the media in Phoenix. A federal judge ruled Friday, May 24, 2013, Arpaio's office systematically singled out Hispanics in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people.
The decision by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow in Phoenix backs up years of allegations fr... full story
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