FILE -- In this July 17, 2012, file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks during a press conference in Phoenix. The tough-talking sheriff is the last man standing of the three Phoenix politicians who made Arizona a leader in the crackdown against illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
FILE -- In this July 17, 2012, file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks during a press conference in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
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Juggernaut8000 posted at 5:36 pm on Fri, Sep 21, 2012.
This is the doing of our traitor president.
Engaged Voter posted at 5:53 pm on Fri, Sep 21, 2012.
"ICE says the two immigrants didn't have criminal histories"
Except for their FELONY that they were caught in the act of committing (human smuggling).
Someone needs to clean house at ICE - looks like we have a bunch of lazy good-for-nothing idiots working there.
retired03 posted at 6:16 pm on Fri, Sep 21, 2012.
juggernaut, your paranoia is getting worse. Our illustrious sherif hands them over to the wrong agency and when he eventually turned them over to the right one, they secured them. So what's the problem here and why is he taking this to the press? and what does your opinion of obama have anything to do with it? And voter, explain to me please how being smuggled, or smuggling or just simply being here is a violent crime? I didn't think so. According to you 2, you want ICE to waste their time on 2,,, thats TWO lowly little illegal immingrants.
I think this is a case of arpaio being out of the news way too long, he has his but in a crack over his past antics and so, he is pushing back and trying to regain his suppor.
samkat posted at 8:10 pm on Fri, Sep 21, 2012.
EV: Actually, we need to clean house in the oval office. That is where the direction is coming from.
Rited: It appears that you have all of the facts and not the ones presented in this article. As i recall, the border patrol only has jurisdiction for a certain number of miles from the border and after that ICE takes over jurisdiction. By the way, human smuggling is a federal offense. Take the time to do your research. I would go on but I seriously doubt you would listen to reason anyway.
samkat posted at 8:11 pm on Fri, Sep 21, 2012.
Retired: Sorry for the misspelling but my fat fingers hit the wrong keys.
David Lucier posted at 4:59 am on Sat, Sep 22, 2012.
The story indicates no human smuggling...so, where is that coming from?
soricobob posted at 7:30 am on Sat, Sep 22, 2012.
Hey Joe, save us some more money, put up another tent!
Arizona Willie posted at 7:35 am on Sat, Sep 22, 2012.
Even if they come all by theirselves ... they are smuggling.
You can smuggle yourself.
ICE said the hadn't committed any felonies --- how do they KNOW?
They wouldn't even come talk to them.
I hate to say it but Obama has definitely violated his oath of office by telling ICE to not enforce the law equally. He has discriminated among criminals. EVERY illegal alien has committed the crime of illegal entry and MOST have comitted the crime of identity theft or using a false Social Security number in order to work.
Multiple crimes at the very least.
What is the Border Patrol supposed to do with them?
Don't they turn people THEY catch over to ICE also?
Or does the Border Patrol deport illegals on it's own?
Bodacious posted at 7:53 am on Sat, Sep 22, 2012.
ICE, under orders from Nappy, wants to wait until after they rape or kill an American citizen before they consider deportation.
The crimes of entering our country illegally, forged government documents (drivers license), forged or stolen SS numbers, driving without valid license or insurance, lying on I-9 forms, misdemeanor burglary and theft, identy theft, filing false tax returns for enormous refunds thay are not entitled to, working for 'under the table' cash, etc. are all A-OK under the Obama administration. Anything for the hispanic vote.[sad]
phxvato1202 posted at 7:59 am on Sat, Sep 22, 2012.
while i am against illegal immigration I laugh at your paranoid and the hysteria that you (NUTT800 and engaged voter) plus more react about this. Arpaio was told from the start that ICE would not arrest them unless they had committed criminal acts. Arpaio has committed criminal acts in the past and no one has arrested him right? and you Arizona racists Willie- you wrote that Ice said they hadn't committed any crimes right? then what crimes aside from possibly being illegal do you know they committed? just be real and have the grape NUTS to admit that you are all racists, which most in here know you are based on your history of posts. Lots of arizona mostly those in the tea part and GOP are racists in nature. As a life long democrat who has voted for republican presidents for the last 30 or so years will make a change and vote for Obama more as a protest vote against the Arizona GOP party. There are a couple of GOP politicians that deserve my vote but they will not get it because of that.
Deddzone posted at 9:30 am on Sat, Sep 22, 2012.
Illegal immigration is a problem. With that said, I find anything Arpaio says to be suspect. He plays victim and is not the right guy for the job. I do hope he is voted out and we can get a sheriff that can do the entire job without wasting tax money and no media circus!
Slabside posted at 5:02 pm on Sat, Sep 22, 2012.
Obamanure just wants his future DemocRAT voters here on American soil in November.
k33j88 posted at 2:08 am on Sun, Sep 23, 2012.
Embassies burned, American and ex-navy seals murdered, flags desecrated, somali sympathizers flying from Minnesota back to somalia to fight as terrorists-----these and much more atrocities await us as we welcome more "hard working undocumented" across our borders. History has proven that all great societies have fallen into the dustbin of history due to unpatriotic, unsympathetic peoples from other parts of the globe.
catskinner posted at 4:19 am on Tue, Sep 25, 2012.
We have to get rid of Obama!