MCSO Sweep Nets 89 Arrests On First Night
Sheriff's Dept. Says More Than Half Are Suspected Illegal Immigrants
Pat McReynolds


POSTED: 10:41 pm MST April 29, 2010
UPDATED: 8:33 am MST April 30, 2010

PHOENIX -- Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio launched his latest crime and immigration sweep on Thursday, this time in west Phoenix.

One by one, accused criminals and illegal immigrants were carted into a sheriff’s van. There were a total of 89 arrests -- 61 of them suspected of being in the country illegally.

But despite the fact that the majority of arrests involved Hispanic-looking people, Arpaio said this is not racial profiling.

“We do not go on a street corner and grab people because they look like they are from another country,â€