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Joe Arpaio: “They should go to jail and do their time if they're convicted, and then we turn them over to ICE.”

On the recordJuly 29, 2010
They should go to jail and do their time if they're convicted, and then we turn them over to ICE.
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Joe Arpaio

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Arpaio explains his stance on illegal immigrants being jailed for violations before being handed over to federal authorities.

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