Migrant worker files civil suit against Sheriff Arpaio
Judi Villa

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s aggressive immigration enforcement efforts has led to racial profiling, a lawsuit filed Wednesday claims.

The suit seeks, among other things, a declaratory judgment that Arpaio’s actions are unconstitutional and injunctions prohibiting the use of Arpaio’s anti-immigration hotline and directing the Sheriff’s Office to disband its Illegal Immigration Interdiction unit.

“Our investigations show that the Sheriff’s Office has routinely exceeded their authority and shown a blatant disregard for the civil rights of individuals in Maricopa County,â€