Sheriff does immigration operation in East Valley
August 27th, 2008 @ 10:15am
by KTAR Newsroom

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office served search warrants in the East Valley Wednesday morning as part of an investigation into alleged violations of Arizona's employers' sanctions law.

Deputies detained about three-dozen people. They included suspected illegal immigrants, people wanted on arrest warrants and people suspected of criminal fraud.

The employers' sanctions law, which took effect early this year, provides stiff penalties for people and companies that knowingly employ illegal immigrants.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas scheduled a news conference at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday to provide more details of the operation.


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