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FILE- In this Dec. 21, 2011 file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio shows his badge as he holds a ceremony where 92 of his immigration jail officers, who lost their federal power to check whether inmates are in the county illegally, turn in their credentials after federal officials pulled the Sheriff's office immigration enforcement powers in Phoenix. The U.S. Justice Department is putting Arpaio on trial next month in a civil rights case that will focus in part on how the sheriff investigated and criminally charged people who crossed him from 2007 until 2010. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Trial to examine retaliation charge against Arizona sheriff

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks with the media in Phoenix in this Jan. 9, 2013, file photo. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Joe Arpaio, Arizona sheriff, acknowledges judge’s wife was investigated

By Jacques Billeaud and Ryan Van Velzer - Associated Press

In this Jan. 9, 2013 file photo, Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Joe Arpaio, Arizona sheriff, receives death threats; California man arrested

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Brownsville, Texas, to chant, read poems and share stories of their immigrations struggles. The leading immigration court case on President Obama's deportation amnesty has turned into a wild affair. (Associated Press)

Obama amnesty lawsuit cites wide variety of arguments — some of them wild

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio will allow inmates in his district to enjoy popcorn during Sunday's Super Bowl. (Associated Press)

Joe Arpaio allowing popcorn for jailed veterans during Super Bowl

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio will allow inmates in his district to enjoy popcorn during Sunday's Super Bowl. (Associated Press)

Obama amnesty fight belongs in Congress, judge

The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office shows Sylvia Najera a former jail officer who is accused of helping launder a smuggling ring's drug proceeds. The disappearance of a key wiretap document in an Arizona corruption case has led prosecutors to seek the dismissal of charges against Najera a former sheriff's officer accused of helping a cartel-connected heroin smuggling ring. (AP Photo/Maricopa County Sheriff)

Arizona prosecutors want ex-officers’ case dismissed

By JACQUES BILLEAUD - Associated Press

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, filed a lawsuit minutes after President Obama's Nov. 20 announcement of his amnesty policy, arguing it put an unfair burden on him and seeking to have it overturned. (Associated Press)

Joe Arpaio’s challenge to new amnesty tossed by judge; Congress, not courts, could stop policy

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, filed a lawsuit minutes after President Obama's Nov. 20 announcement of his amnesty policy, arguing it put an unfair burden on him and seeking to have it overturned. (Associated Press)

Judge takes dim view of Arpaio lawsuit over Obama amnesty, pushes fight to Congress

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson speaks at the Professional Services Council Thursday about his department's implementation efforts related to President Barack Obama's action on immigration, and his need for a fully funded budget. (Associated Press)

Jeh Johnson pleads for Homeland funding as Obama defends amnesty amid lawsuits

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE-This Jan.9, 2013 file photo shows Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaking with the media in Phoenix. Arpaio known for arresting hundreds of immigrants in the country illegally on charges of finding work using fake or stolen identities is planning to close the controversial squad that investigates such cases. Arpaio's decision to disband the criminal employment squad will end his last major foothold in immigration enforcement after the courts and federal government have gradually reined in his powers in recent years. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin,File)

Sheriff Arpaio disbands illegal immigration ID fraud unit

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illegal immigrants on their way to deportation listen to a Border Patrol agent in Arizona in 2010, when the majority came from Mexico. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Amnesty fight: Obama admin tells courts they’re powerless to stop executive order

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2013, file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio pauses as he answers a question at a news conference at Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Headquarters in Phoenix. County officials are holding a closed-door meeting Thursday to consider action in two lawsuits that accuse Arpaio of abusing his powers. A court is scheduled Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, to hear arguments in Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's appeal of a ruling that concluded his officers have systematically racially profiled Latinos in vehicle stops. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Arpaio may face contempt-of-court proceedings

By Jacques Billeaud - Associated Press

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks with the media in Phoenix on Jan. 9, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Sheriff Joe Arpaio sues Obama to halt executive amnesty

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaking with the media in Phoenix in this Jan. 9, 2013, file photo. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Sheriff Joe Arpaio sues Obama, says action will result in more criminal aliens released

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2013 file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announces dozens of arrests in a prostitution sting during a news conference at Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Headquarters, in Phoenix. Arpaio and his top aide Chief Deputy Jerry Sheridan are required to appear before a federal judge who believes the two have mischaracterized and trivialized the judge's key findings in a racial-profiling decision issued in 2013 against the police agency. The sheriff's office will be required to provide answers Monday, March 24, 2014 to U.S. District Judge Murray Snow about an Oct. 18 training session in which the judge said Sheridan appears to suggest that rank-and-file deputies weren't obliged to make their best efforts to remedy the agency's constitutional violations. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

US military gear program drops Arpaio’s office

Associated Press

File - This Jan. 9, 2013 file photo shows Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaking with the media in Phoenix. A federal judge who ruled that the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office racially profiled Latinos in immigration and traffic patrols determined Wednesday that hundreds of deputies and employees completed a court-mandated assignment to get familiar with his verdict. U.S. District Judge Murray Snow found that the sheriff’s office complied with the order he issued April 17 for deputies, civilian employees and posse volunteers to read key findings of his 2013 ruling. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)

Arguments to be heard over fees in profiling case

Associated Press

**FILE** Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio (Associated Press)

HUMPHRIES: Exclusive inteview with Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio

By Rusty Humphries

Arizona sheriff says he won’t run for governor

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