Even immigration hardliners have to shake their heads at Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose anti-immigrant publicity stunts have angered countless across the nation. The Arizona Sheriff's latest immigrant exploit, which reads like something out of a super villain's Do It Yourself manual, involved rounding up immigrant detainees, shackling them and forcing them to march to a segregated tent city surrounded by an electric fence-something even Lex Luthor might think twice about. But enough is enough. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced an investigation of Sheriff Arpaio's Department over "allegations of discriminatory practices and unconstitutional searches and seizures." ImmigrationImpact.com. (March 11, 2009)
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