Feds pick legal fight with Sheriff Arpaio - Washington Times
The Justice Department, which first targeted Sheriff Joe Arpaio four years ago over his handling of illegal immigrants arrested in the Phoenix area, filed a civil lawsuit in federal court Thursday accusing the sheriff and his office of “unconstitutional and unlawful actions” against Hispanics.
The complaint, which says the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and Sheriff Arpaio abuse Hispanic inmates and engage in ethnic profiling, produced a flurry of charges and countercharges Thursday, in which the sheriff accused federal bureaucrats of trying to usurp his power as an elected official and the top Democrat in Congress applauded the lawsuit.
The lawsuit against America’s self-described “toughest sheriff” comes in the wake of a breakdown of negotiations between the department and the sheriff's office over the appointment of a court monitor, who would have overseen the office’s handling of those it arrests and detains, and direct operations regarding its enforcement programs and actions.
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