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    Phoenix police release names of protesters arrested outside school

    by John Genovese and Cassondra Strande - Mar. 21, 2012 11:08 AM
    The Arizona Republic-12 News Breaking News Team

    Police have released four of the names of the six people who were arrested Tuesday after protesting in the streets in front of Trevor Browne High School in Phoenix and rallying against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's immigration policies.

    Ofelia Sanchez, 18; Hugo Sanchez, 23; Daniela Cruz, 20; Viridiana Hernandez, 20; and two minors were arrested on suspicion of disrupting a thoroughfare and disorderly conduct.

    People arrested weren't students at Phoenix Union High School District, according to Craig Pletenik, a spokesman for the district.

    Pletenik said that about 30 of the 3,000 students at Trevor Browne attended the protest and that when the school district first found out about the rally they were told that it would be focused on the Dream Act.

    A handful of Phoenix police officers patrolled the school Wednesday as a precautionary measure, according to police spokesman Officer James Holmes.

    Nearly 150 young people took to the streets in protest of Arpaio's immigration policies. The protesters consisted of students from Trevor Browne and other area high schools and colleges.

    The rally shut down 75th Avenue in both directions for more than two hours.

    Almost 100 police officers responded to the protests to make sure the rally remained peaceful and legal, Holmes said.

    The group repeatedly chanted "undocumented and unafraid" during the nearly 4-hour protest.

    Some held signs reading "Support the DREAM Act!" and "We will no longer remain in the shadows." Dream Act would let young illegal immigrants become legal residents if they attended college or joined the military.

    The protest was peaceful but was clearly illegal because participants were blocking the road, Holmes said.

    The protest started on a street corner but moved into the street by 3:15 p.m.

    Police, wearing helmets and carrying shields, later formed a line across 75th Avenue. A warning was announced at 5:50 p.m., telling the protesters who continued to block the street they would be arrested. Many had moved to the sidewalk but others remained in the street.

    Police began moving toward the group at 6 p.m., and the street was mostly cleared by 6:15 p.m.

    Ofelia, Hugo, Cruz and Hernandez and two minors were arrested at the scene.

    Holmes said that the demonstrators were never physically aggressive and the outcome "appeared to be a success" for both protesters and police.

    Arpaio was unavailable for comment Tuesday evening.

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    Anti-Arpaio protesters won't face deportation

    Anti-Arpaio protesters won't face deportation

    by John Genovese, Brennan Smith and Cassondra Strande -
    Mar. 21, 2012 06:45 PM
    The Arizona Republic-12 News Breaking News Team

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials released a statement Wednesday afternoon they will not deport six undocumented people arrested Tuesday after protesting in front of Trevor Browne High School.

    "Upon further review, ICE has determined that these individuals do not fall under ICE's enforcement priorities and the agency has lifted the previously lodged detainers," the statement said.

    The statement went on to say that "ICE is focused on smart, effective immigration enforcement that prioritizes the removal of criminal aliens, recent border crossers and egregious immigration law violators, such as those who have been previously removed from the United States."

    Ofelia Sanchez, 18; Hugo Sanchez, 23; Daniela Cruz, 20; Viridiana Hernandez, 20; and two minors were arrested on suspicion of disrupting a thoroughfare and disorderly conduct after rallying against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's immigration policies in front of the school.

    The four adults were expected to be released from the Fourth Avenue Jail by 8 p.m. Wednesday pending their charges, Sheriff's Office spokesman Brandon Jones said.

    The six weren't students at Phoenix Union High School District, according to Craig Pletenik, a spokesman for the district.

    Pletenik said that about 30 of the 3,000 students at Trevor Browne attended the protest and that when the school district first found out about the rally, it was told that it would be focused on the DREAM Act.

    All four of the adults were booked into the Fourth Avenue Jail and have been confirmed as illegal immigrants, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

    In a written statement released on Wednesday, Arpaio said, "If these students/demonstrators have a concern over the immigration laws, they should bring those concerns to Congress, State Legislators, or the White House and not use this Sheriff as their poster boy."

    On Tuesday, nearly 150 young people took to the streets in protest of Arpaio's immigration policies, which include raiding workplaces and arresting undocumented workers. The protesters consisted of students from Trevor Browne and other area high schools and colleges.

    The rally shut down 75th Avenue in both directions for more than two hours.

    Almost 100 police officers responded to the protests to make sure the rally remained peaceful and legal, Phoenix Police Department spokesman James Holmes said.

    The group repeatedly chanted "undocumented and unafraid" during the nearly 4-hour protest.

    Some held signs reading "Support the DREAM Act!" and "We will no longer remain in the shadows."

    The DREAM Act would let young illegal immigrants become legal residents if they attended college or joined the military.

    The protest was peaceful but was clearly illegal because participants were blocking the road, Holmes said.

    The protest started on a street corner but moved into the street by 3:15 p.m.

    Police, wearing helmets and carrying shields, later formed a line across 75th Avenue. A warning was announced at 5:50 p.m., telling the protesters who continued to block the street they would be arrested. Many had moved to the sidewalk but others remained in the street.

    Police began moving toward the group at 6 p.m., and the street was mostly cleared by 6:15 p.m.

    Holmes said that the demonstrators were never physically aggressive and the outcome "appeared to be a success" for both protesters and police.

    On Wednesday, a handful of Phoenix police officers patrolled the high school as a precautionary measure, Holmes said.

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