Events leading up to Mayor Gordon's letter
2 commentsApr. 12, 2008 09:19 PM
The Arizona Republic
Jan. 18: Sheriff Arpaio's posse patrols 16th to 40th streets between Indian School and McDowell roads, saying he has been contacted by business owners there. Four days later, he reports arresting 25 people, five of whom were said to be illegal immigrants.

March 21: Arpaio moves to 32nd Street and Thomas Road, saying unspecified business owners had written to him asking for help addressing crimes caused by illegal immigrants and day laborers. The sheriff reports arresting 55 people in 10 hours, two-thirds of whom are said to be illegal immigrants.

March 27: Arpaio "migrates north" to Bell Road and 25th Street, according to a news release from his office. He says the community surrounding the Macehualli Work Center was "crying out" for him to come, although businesses in the area have a mixed reaction to his presence.
March 28: Arpaio's "migrating north" remark prompts Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon to denounce the sheriff's actions as racial profiling.

March 29: Arpaio announces the end of his Bell Road operation, having arrested 53 people. Just over half were in the country illegally, he said.

April 3: Arpaio takes his posse into Guadalupe, saying he had been invited by several town leaders. Mayor Rebecca Jimenez says that Arpaio came under "false pretenses" and that Guadalupe does not support his tactics.

April 4: Arpaio conducts a second operation in Guadalupe. Mayor Gordon writes a letter to the Justice Department asking them to investigate the sheriff for potential civil-rights violations.

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