2012-09-19 17:37:44
A Justice Department probe has found a North Carolina sheriff and his deputies routinely discriminated against Latinos by illegally stopping, detaining and arresting them without probable cause with the goal of helping to deport as many as possible. The investigation found Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson called Latinos "taco eaters" and ordered roadblocks in Latino neighborhoods where only people of color were stopped.
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