US sheriff faces court after racial profiling allegations

A US sheriff whose hardline stance on illegal immigration has given him an international profile faces a court today accused of racially targeting Hispanic people.

US sheriff faces court after racial profiling allegations

A US sheriff whose hardline stance on illegal immigration has given him an international profile faces a court today accused of racially targeting Hispanic people.

Lawyers who say that Arizona's Joe Arpaio singled out Latinos in patrols accused him of launching some sweeps based on complaints that "dark-skinned people" were congregating in a given area or speaking Spanish.

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