Organizers of Arpaio Recall Vow to Continue Fight

Organizers of Arpaio Recall Vow to Continue Fight

Mary Mata June 3, 2013

By Valeria Ferandez, New America Media PHOENIX, Az. – An effort to recall Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio fell just shy of the signatures needed before the deadline lapsed on Thursday. It’s […]

Recall effort against Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio fails

Mary Mata May 31, 2013

By Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times TUCSON — Despite a recent court ruling that the department run by Maricopa County’s top cop used racial profiling in his quest to crack […]

Arpaio not barred from enforcing immigration laws

Mary Mata May 29, 2013

By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press/San Francisco Chronicle PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was dealt a heavy blow when a federal judge imposed a long list of restrictions on his […]

Arizona’s limits on immigrant driver’s licenses upheld

Mary Mata May 21, 2013

By Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times TUCSON — Young people granted immigration relief and work permits under a new Obama administration program still won’t be able to obtain driver’s licenses in Arizona, […]

Judge refuses to stop Arizona from denying driver’s licenses to immigrants

Mary Mata May 17, 2013

Reporting by Tim Gaynor; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Philip Barbar, Reuters (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge refused on Thursday to block Arizona’s Republican governor, who has long clashed […]

Mail Bomb Sent to Arizona Sheriff Arpaio

Mary Mata April 16, 2013

By Associated Press/Boston Globe PHOENIX — Arizona ­authorities say a package to ­Sheriff Joe Arpaio would have exploded if opened, leading to serious injuries or death. Maricopa County Chief Deputy […]

AZ Immigration Hearing: Court Asked To Block ‘Harboring’ Ban

NewsTaco April 4, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The Associated Press reports that the State of Arizona is at it again. This time the State’s legal arm, along with Gov. Jan Brewer, is defending […]

Supreme Court to Hear Case on Arizona Immigration Law

Mary Mata March 19, 2013

By Jacques Billeaud and Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press/TIME The Supreme Court will consider the validity of an Arizona law that tries to keep illegal immigrants from voting by demanding all state residents show documents […]

Carmona Won’t Run for Arizona Governor in 2014

Mary Mata

By Sean Sullivan, Washington Post Richard Carmona, the former surgeon general who lost a close Senate race in 2012, won’t be running for governor next year, the Democrat has announced. “I’m […]

Libro traficante – Smuggling Banned Books INTO Arizona

NewsTaco March 14, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco We’re big fans of Tony Diaz, AKA el Librotraficante, and the work he’s doing to shed light on the issue of banned Latino books. When the […]