Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Is Convicted of Criminal Contempt

By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA July 31, 2017 Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio committed a crime by defying a court order to stop detaining suspected undocumented immigrants, a judge ruled on Monday, in the latest rebuke for a once-popular politician who was...

Outdoor Jail, a Vestige of Joe Arpaio’s Tenure, Is Closing

By FERNANDA SANTOS April 4, 2017 PHOENIX — Tent City, the outdoor jail that stood as the last remaining symbol of Joe Arpaio’s long, turbulent tenure as sheriff of Maricopa County, will close in the coming weeks, Mr. Arpaio’s successor,...

She Showed Up Yearly to Meet Immigration Agents. Now They’re Deporting Her.

Immigrants’ rights advocates say that a broadened definition of a term could easily apply to a majority of undocumented immigrants in the United States.