Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Illegal Immigration

criminal contempt case: The ruling Friday marked one of the biggest legal defeats in the six-term career of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who is known for cracking down on illegal immigration, and was expected to lead to greater court oversight of his office, according to Toronto Star. A hearing will be held May 31 to examine whether he will face a criminal contempt case. By Associated Press Fri., May 13, 2016 PHOENIX—A judge has found the longtime sheriff of metro Phoenix in contempt of court Friday for disobeying his orders in a racial profiling case, bringing the lawman who calls himself America Toughest Sheriff a step closer to a possible criminal contempt case that could expose him to fines and even jail time. Arpaio and three of his deputies have demonstrated a persistent disregard for the orders of this court, as well as an intention to violate and manipulate the laws and policies regulating their conduct, U.S. District Judge Murray Snow wrote in a 162-page ruling. The sheriff also has accepted responsibility for his agency failure to turn over traffic-stop videos before the profiling trial and bungling a plan to gather the recordings from officers once some videos were revealed publicly. Arpaio has acknowledged violating Snow orders, including letting his officers conduct immigration patrols 18 months after the judge barred them. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.