Joe Arpaio's Office Arrests 6-Year-Old Suspected Undocumented Immigrant

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Maricopa County Sheriff Office deputies arrested a 6-year-old suspected illegal immigrant Friday, the day President Barack Obama softened the country's deportation policy toward young illegal immigrants.

The girl was with 15 other people believed to be in the country illegally who were traveling to the Midwest and northeast United States, said Chris Hegstrom, spokesman for the Sheriff's Office.

"She's been turned over to ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) to try to determine where she's from. She told us she's from El Salvador. That's what she told us," he said.

The arrest took place Friday night at an undisclosed location in northern Maricopa County.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2012/06/16/20120616mcso-illegal-immigration-arrest-girl.html#ixzz1y5iHbUqe

[marybourg]

1. Happens all the time. What else can be

done with a child who's part of a group that's apprehended? Leave her on the street?

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Turn her over to child protective services?

That seems much more humane than arresting her.

[marybourg]

7. I'm sure that's exactly what will happen.

Unless the parent(s) are sent to a facility appropriate for families. While I hate Uncle Joe as much as any one (he's MY county's sheriff) this post was just a pot-stirrer; another offering from the indignation delegation of the kind that makes us progressives look like fools sometimes, IMHO.

[liberal N proud]

5. It sounds like Nazi Germany

Rounding the undesirable people, or the race of people you don't like.

All you need are the concentration camps.

[cali]

8. no it doesn't. and I hate to break this to you but virtually all countries

have laws regarding immigration.

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. At some point, Sheriff Joe will end up behind bars himself

Seems like only a matter of time.

[FLAprogressive]

4. Fucking fascist. I'm sure right-wingers won't break their continuous applause for this jerk.

[zbdent]

6. so now he's pimping for his police force?

As I remember, there was some issues of sexual assaults on children by those under his "leadership" ...