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July 25, 2012

Arizona: Undocumented Protesters Arrested After Revealing Status Outside Arpaio Trial 
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Four undocumented residents of Arizona were arrested on Tuesday after
publicly revealing their immigration status outside the discrimination
trial of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Plaintiffs represented by
civil rights groups are accusing Arpaio of violating the rights of
Latinos by systematically targeting them for traffic stops and
detention. As the case continued inside the courtroom, the four unfurled
a banner reading "No Papers, No Fear," before being arrested. In a
statement, the group said: "Today, we confront publicly what we risk
every day, being arrested by the police, and separated from our
families, only because we are undocumented. We're confronting fear
itself. We are undocumented and unafraid."

 

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