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FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2009 file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, left, orders approximately 200 convicted illegal immigrants handcuffed together and moved into a separate area of Tent City, for incarceration until their sentences are served and they are deported to their home countries, in Phoenix. Arpaio became a national political figure by taking on duties that none of his counterparts would ever touch, jailing inmates in tents, making them wear pink underwear, leading immigration crackdowns and investigating President Barack Obama's birth certificate. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

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