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Taxpayers in metro Phoenix still footing the bill for Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns
- From 2008 to 2011, then-Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio launched 20 large-scale immigration-targeted traffic patrols in Arizona.
- These patrols resulted from Arizona's longstanding frustration with its porous border and concerns over local taxpayers funding services for undocumented immigrants.
- A 2013 federal verdict found Arpaio's officers racially profiled Latinos, leading to court-ordered agency overhauls that remain incompletely implemented.
- Taxpayers in Maricopa County have paid and will pay an estimated $352 million by mid-2026 for legal and compliance costs tied to these crackdowns and reforms.
- Current Sheriff Jerry Sheridan aims to end court supervision within two years but acknowledges that monitoring costs will likely persist despite improvements.
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Taxpayers in metro Phoenix still footing the bill for Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns
Taxpayer costs from a racial profiling verdict arising from then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns well over a decade ago are expected to reach $352 million by mid-2026.
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