A 56-year-old Haitian man, Emmanuel Damas, died at a hospital after being held for months at an immigration detention center in Arizona, where his brother says a tooth infection went untreated. His death is among several reported this year in custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, raising concerns about detainee medical care.
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Police: Cardinals RB Jonathan Dwyer Head-Butted Wife
This Sept. 17, 2014 booking photo provided by the Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff’s Office shows Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer. Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 on aggravated assault charges in connection with two altercations at his home in July involving a woman and their 18-month-old child, the […]
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Sharper Loses Arizona Bid to be Released on Bail
PHOENIX (AP) — Former NFL All-Pro safety Darren Sharper lost his bid Thursday to be released on bail in a sexual assault case after an Arizona judge found there’s enough evidence to move forward with charges against him in that state. Sharper’s lawyers had questioned the evidence authorities are using to justify keeping him in […]
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Arizona Gov’s Immigration Suit Against Obama Administration Kicked Out of Court
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge Friday dismissed Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s lawsuit that accused the Obama administration of failing to enforce immigration laws or maintain control of her state’s border with Mexico. The dismissal by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton comes in a counter-lawsuit filed by Brewer as part of the Justice Department’s challenge […]