Day Laborers Arrested Under New Illegal Immigration Law

Oct 17, 2007 10:29 AM EDT
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By: Karla Ronquillo, KOLD News 13 Producer

The toughest sheriff in America continues his fight on illegal immigration. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio had six of his deputies arrest 6 illegal immigrants in Phoenix.

The deputies were responding to complaints from business owners of day laborers hanging out at their businesses. The owners stated a numbers of workers were loitering, littering, and trespassing.

Sheriff Arpaio responded by sending in his illegal immigration unit. The deputies arrested six people on suspicion of being illegal immigrants. The arrests were made under the state's new illegal immigration law. Since enforcing the new law, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has arrested over 700 illegal immigrants.