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Wikipedia - In 2006, Gascón was hired as Chief of Police for the Mesa Police Department.[12] Gascón had frequent clashes with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio over immigration sweeps targeting Latinos. Joe Arpaio regularly conducted saturation patrols and immigration sweeps, targeting Latino neighborhoods and day laborers. Arpaio illegally stopped cars with Latino drivers or passengers to check their immigration status.[2][13] Gascón condemned the policies and tactics of Arpaio and his deputies, and actively worked to protect the Latino community in Mesa.[2]
Gascón served as chief of the Mesa, Arizona police department from 2006 to 2009.[14] |