Demonstrators march outside Arpaio trial
Demonstrators outside the federal courthouse in Phoenix.
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Posted: 07/24/2012
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By: Associated Press
PHOENIX - Four people have been arrested for blocking an intersection outside a federal courthouse in Phoenix as Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio testified inside in a civil trial.
Arpaio took the witness stand Tuesday about allegations that his trademark immigration sweeps amounted to racial profiling against Hispanics.
About 50 protesters staged a civil disobedience near the courthouse. Four illegal immigrants held a banner that read: "No Papers, No Fear."
The demonstration appeared to be orchestrated by grassroots community-based group that sent out a statement from the four immigrants and even provided their biographies.
Phoenix police say the four were arrested for blocking an intersection and will likely face a misdemeanor charge of failure to obey law enforcement orders.
The four live in Phoenix and range in age from 24 to 37.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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