10 undocumented immigrants arrested by sheriff's deputies

Dec. 13, 2006 12:00 AM


Maricopa County sheriff's deputies arrested 10 undocumented immigrants early Tuesday on suspicion of conspiring to smuggle themselves into the country. Four smugglers also were arrested near Wickenburg.

The arrests come one week after a Maricopa County Superior Court judge tossed out a jury's guilty verdict and acquitted an immigrant who paid to have a coyote bring him to Arizona.



Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Tuesday that he will not change what he is doing. "I'm just sending a message," Arpaio said. "This is the way it's going to be."

Since March, 365 undocumented immigrants have been arrested.

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