Four Democratic U.S. House members are calling for the new attorney general and Homeland Security secretary to investigate allegations of racial profiling against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
“Sheriff Arpaio has repeatedly demonstrated disregard for the rights of Hispanics in the Phoenix metropolitan area,” said a press release issued by U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr., chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, and three other lawmakers. “Under the guise of immigration enforcement, his staff has conducted raids in residential neighborhoods in a manner condemned by the community as racial profiling.
“Racial profiling and segregation are simply not acceptable,” Conyers, from Michigan, is quoted as saying in the release. “Media stunts and braggadocio are no substitute for fair and effective law enforcement"
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