1. a) Who is Joe Arpaio?
b) How will Mr. Arpaio defy the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday?

2. What is the purpose of the stake out ordered by Sheriff Arpaio?

3. a) What is ICE?
b) What will Sheriff Arpaio do if ICE tells him to release any illegal immigrants he apprehends on Friday (who are not charged with a crime)?

4. How do you know the majority of citizens of Maricopa County support Sheriff Arpaio?

5. What is the 287(g) contract? Be specific.

6. a) How many illegal immigrants were arrested and booked on criminal charges in Maricopa County over the past 3 years?
b) The main controversy over Sheriff Arpaio is on illegal immigrants who are detained through street-level policing - where deputies set up at an intersection, stop cars for traffic violations, and then detain those who are not legal.
What do you think of this strategy used by Sheriff Arpaio?

7. What actions were taken against Sheriff Arpaio after the Phoenix mayor complained to the U.S. attorney general about his efforts to apprehend illegal immigrants?

8. When the 287(g) expired in July, the new version given to Sheriff Arpaio appeared the same. What did ICE officials tell the Sheriff he could no longer do under the new 287 contract?

9. a) Re-read para. 23-24. What do you think of Janet Napolitano's claim that Sheriff Arpaio's deputies voluntarily released the illegal immigrants they had detained?

10. Re-read para. 27-38. What do you think of Sheriff Arpaio's actions dealing with illegal immigration?