The ACLU is suing the Pima County Sheriff's Department over reports that deputies are calling immigration officials when they conduct a traffic stop.
In a new lawsuit, ACLU Attorney John Mitchell says his organization filed a public records request back in May, asking for the practices of the agency, specifically its policy about contacts with federal officials to verify someone's immigration status.
Sheriff Chris Nanos denies his deputies are making those calls.
Mitchell also says he has reason to believe that any policies about tracking interactions with federal officials were wiped out shortly after the records request was submitted.
Nanos told Capitol Media Services there was some kind of tracking about interactions with those possibly here illegally. But he said he inherited it from his predecessor.
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Thousands of refugees in the U.S. lost health coverage on Oct. 1 as new Medicaid eligibility rules took effect. In Arizona, unlike in most states, even children and pregnant women are being dropped. -
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New research shows the ancient site is much older than previously thought. In fact, it’s now confirmed to be the oldest known scientifically dated geoglyph in the Americas, 2,000 years older than the first Pyramids built in Egypt. -
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