Arpaio Orders Move of Hundreds of Detained Immigrants to Tent City

Published: February 4, 2009

Author: American Immigration Council Staff

Arpaio Orders Move of Hundreds of Detained Immigrants to Tent City The American Immigration Council does not endorse or oppose candidates for elected office. We aim to provide analysis regarding the implications of the election on the U.S. immigration system.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Phoenix, AZ will chain together hundreds of detained immigrants tomorrow and force them to march out of a detention facility and into a “Tent City”.  More information coming up…

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