New Arizona sheriff reverses predecessor Joe Arpaio's immigration hold policy due to legal implications
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TUESDAY, NOV. 8, 2016, FILE PHOTO
Sheriff Paul Penzone, pictured during the campaign, reversed a policy instilled by his predecessor, Joe Arpaio. (Matt York/AP)
BY
Nicole Hensley
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Sunday, February 19, 2017, 5:52 AM
A new Arizona sheriff has dissolved a policy that once helped the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement keep immigrants behind bars but sparked civil rights woes against his predecessor.
Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone said on Friday his agency will no longer allow immigration holds on detainees beyond the maximum 48 hours, reversing a policy created under former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's two-decade reign.
“I have an obligation that this office act constitutionally and within the law,” Penzone said at a press conference.
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