Sheriff Arpaio: Feds waging war on Arizona law

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We'll just moments after the supreme court's ruling yesterday -- -- one of the most controversial aspects of Arizona's immigration law.

That which allows police to inquire into a person's immigration status in certain cases.

The Obama administration announced that it will now suspend all agreements.

Allowing Arizona cops to enforce federal immigration -- have been in place for -- -- no longer.

The feds have already trained some 15100 Arizona law enforcement officers on how they can help enforce.

Existing federal immigration law.

But the Homeland Security secretary says effectively -- services.

Are no longer welcome.

Joseph Arpaio he's -- sheriff of America accounting.

Sheriff Joseph they've suspended the agreement they had with you awhile back and now they suspended those agreements throughout the state of Arizona.

Saying the help of the Arizona sheriffs and law enforcement that they have essentially helped train on the taxpayer's dime.

To help enforce the existing law not -- controversial law the federal existing law.

No longer necessary or required -- your reaction.

Well you know that's sad that came good -- to Supreme Court team problems -- ruling.

Time in his suspected.

Here you know how they -- wants from him.

But it's a sad day sad day for law enforcement.

All were trying to do is help the federal government.

They wanna -- severed the ties because they don't want them to call lice.

Or be able to make decisions.

They want to know law enforce it when they come across any illegal aliens now -- have to call they're gonna turn him down.

They're -- -- may even pick up the illegal aliens.

According to their policy yesterday.

The -- I'll tell you one thing we've been in force in this state laws for four years.

In my office we're not going to stop we've been very successful.

So we don't need the federal government we have state laws that we -- -- But let -- and I just -- let me -- let me jump -- ask you whether you know how this works as a practical matter because you're much more familiar with that and we are.

You -- that part of a law the court upheld yesterday said.

Law enforcement officers when -- pull somebody over routine traffic stop that kind of thing if they have reasonable suspicion that this may be an illegal immigrants.

They can inquire into that person's immigration status that loss still stance but the High Court said.

But.

That may turn out to be unconstitutional if you detain that person.

For -- longer than it would have taken just to write them the ticket for this meeting at a red light or whatever keep -- there too long it could be illegal.

You have to rely on -- -- -- You when you're when you're checking a license and registration aren't you -- the feds to say our right is Joseph Smith is this person here -- or not.

If the -- want to make that stop take extra long before they get back to you with the information thus causing constitutional problems.

They can do what can they not.

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