Jude Joffe-Block

For 24 years, Joe Arpaio was Maricopa County's tough talking sheriff, famous for cracking down on illegal immigration. Some in the Latino community are happy to see the tables turned on him.

In Arizona, there is long-standing tension between Arizona’s cities, several of which have liberal leadership, and the state Legislature, which is conservative. And the battle between them is heating up heading into 2017.

A major legal fight is brewing between Arizona cities and the state Legislature.

There is already an infrastructure in place to identify immigrants in the criminal justice system who might be deportable. But efforts to accelerate and increase deportations will partially depend on local cooperation, which was an obstacle for the Obama administration.

There is already an infrastructure in place to identify immigrants in the criminal justice system who might be deportable. But efforts to accelerate and increase deportations will partially depend on local cooperation, which was an obstacle for the Obama administration.

A longstanding battle for power between Arizona cities and the state legislature took another turn on Tuesday afternoon.

The Tucson City Council is meeting behind closed doors this afternoon, to determine its next steps in a potential showdown with the state.

One of the county's most famous and most controversial figures prepares to say goodbye to his post.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday over whether immigrants facing deportation who are detained for more than six months are entitled to a bond hearing before an immigration judge.

This is the 23rd holiday season that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s volunteer posse will patrol shopping malls in Phoenix and surrounding areas. It’s also among the last events Arpaio will oversee.