The Justice Department accused Arizona’s Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a nationally known law enforcement official deeply opposed to illegal immigration, of sponsoring a “pattern of misconduct” that permitted unlawful arrests and excessive force against Latinos and which resulted in the failure to investigate sexual assaults and protect Latino residents against attacks along the Southwest border.

Arpaio, who made headlines in the past for chaining inmates and housing them in harsh desert climates, is now expected to formally respond to the findings.

Photo: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio at a news conference earlier this month. Credit: Ross D. Franklin / Associated Press

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   WOW HOW SURPRISING. THAT IS SARCASM BY THE WAY.

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   Christ, get this guy out of power.

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   It’s about time.

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    I hope this fucking piece of shit gets what’s coming to him,

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