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My guest today is Terry Greene Sterling. She and co-author Jude Joffe-Block wrote, Driving While Brown: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Versus the  Latino Resistance.  Last week we spoke about Arpaios background as the son of an Italian immigrant, his time at the Drug Enforcement Agency going back to the beginning of the drug war in the US, and his talent for shaping his persona and the narratives around a variety of issues, including immigration. The book is also an exploration of the fallout of Arp...

Operations Order 4.48 is the immigration-related policy the Phoenix Police Department must follow when enforcing criminal and civil immigration violations.

A federal judge said Thursday that he will hold a contempt of court hearing against the sheriff of metro Phoenix in the same racial profiling case that led to contempt rulings against his predecessor, Joe Arpaio.

What You Need to Read, Listen, and Watch to Understand Immigration Politics and Activism Curated by the Authors of “Driving While Brown” Article In The Thread In their new book, Driving While Brown: Sheriff Joe Arpaio versus the Latino Resistance, Jude Joffe-Block (New Arizona Fellow 2017) and coauthor Terry Greene Sterling tell the story of former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s unprecedented immigration crackdowns and the grassroots movement that organized against him and help...

Latino-led opposition brought down the Maricopa County sheriff. Image credit: Jude Joffe-Block April 30, 2021 Over the course of a decade, from 2006 to 2016, a Latino-led movement in Arizona’s Maricopa County fought Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his local immigration crackdowns. American citizens of Latino descent, who felt targeted by Arpaio’s immigrant roundups, joined a movement to gather evidence against the sheriff in a landmark racial profiling lawsuit. Federal courts later...

Slate has relationships with various online retailers. If you buy something through our links, Slate may earn an affiliate commission. We update links when possible, but note that deals can expire and all prices are subject to change. All prices were up to date at the time of publication. by Terry Greene Sterling and Jude Joffe-Block, a deeply reported account of Arizona’s bellwether immigration battles, published by University of California Press. The window shade was drawn, giv...

The Arizona Coyotes honored a very special hockey player and fan on Saturday, adding 9-year-old Leighton Accardo, who died of cancer last year, to its Ring of Honor. Look for her name and number (49) if you make it out to Gila River Arena this week, when the lineup includes a 6 p.m. game against the Minnesota Wild on Monday, April 19. Ticket prices start at $33.65. Brian Moss of Spafford in performance mode. Tara Gracer Spafford Dine-Out Concert The jam band launched in Prescott back in 2009 is...