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News Report, Maribel Hastings, Translated by Elena Shore, Posted: Mar 11, 2009
Editor's Note: This week, the Department of Justice announced that it is investigating Maricopa County, Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio; Telemundo airs an interview with the controversial figure; and 35,000 petitions arrive in Washington, D.C. to call for a review of the sheriff's tactics. Maribel Hastings writes for America's Voice.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Justice notified Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Tuesday that it had opened an investigation into him for "alleged" patterns of discrimination because of national origin, among other things.

The letter was sent on the eve of an event organized Wednesday by a coalition of civil and immigrant rights groups, including America’s Voice, to deliver 35,000 petitions calling for the Department of Justice to investigate the sheriff.

The tactics of the notorious sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., and his use of racial profiling affecting the general population, including citizens and legal residents, have generated more than 35,000 petitions across the country calling for a federal investigation. They are also asking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to end its agreement with the sheriff through the 287(g) program.

Several congressional committees and subcommittees, including the House Judiciary panel, already have asked the Justice Department to review Arpaio's tactics.

“In the short term, we hope the Department of Justice will investigate the horrendous abuses by Sheriff Arpaio in Maricopa County, and the DHS will end its 287(g) agreement with the sheriff because it is being used to violate people’s rights,” affirmed Adam Luna, political director of America’s Voice.

“In the long term, we want to achieve comprehensive immigration reform that respects the human rights and basic civil rights of everyone in this country and that prevents someone’s immigration status from being used to take away their basic human and civil rights,” Luna added.

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Departamento de Justicia Investigará a Arpaio

Nota del Editor: Esta semana, el alguacil recibe una carta de Justicia indicando que se le investigará; se entregan 35,000 peticiones precisamente solicitando que el Departamento de Justicia investigue al alguacil; y Noticiero Telemundo entrevista a Arpaio en su serie “Cazador de Indocumentados”. Maribel Hastings escribe para America's Voice.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - El Departamento de Justicia le notificó ayer al alguacil Joe Arpaio que abrió una investigación en su contra por “alegados” patrones de discriminación por origen nacional, entre otras cosas.

La carta de Justicia se envió en la víspera del evento que conduce hoy miércoles una coalición de grupos de derechos civiles y pro inmigrantes, incluyendo America’s Voice, para entregar 35,000 peticiones precisamente solicitando que el Departamento de Justicia investigue al alguacil.

Las tristemente célebres tácticas del alguacil del condado de Maricopa, Arizona, y su empleo de perfiles raciales afectando a la población en general, incluyendo ciudadanos y residentes legales, generaron más de 35,000 peticiones a través del país para que Justicia abriera una pesquisa. También piden que el Departamento de Seguridad Interna (DHS) ponga fin a su acuerdo de colaboración con el alguacil a través del programa 287(g).

Ya varios comités y subcomités del Congreso, incluyendo el panel Judicial de la Cámara Baja, le solicitaron al Departamento de Justicia una pesquisa sobre las tácticas de Arpaio.

“A corto plazo esperamos que el Departamento de Justicia investigue los horrendos abusos del alguacil Arpaio en el condado de Maricopa, y que el DHS finalice su acuerdo 287(g) con el sheriff porque lo está empleando para violar los derechos de la gente”, afirmó Adam Luna, director político de America’s Voice.

“A largo plazo queremos lograr una reforma migratoria amplia que respete los derechos humanos y civiles básicos de todo mundo en este país y que prevenga que la situación migratoria de una persona se emplee para arrebatarle sus derechos civiles y humanos básicos”, agregó Luna.

Artículo completo en español: aquí.

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