Oppression and Privilege

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RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) — A two-year investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice has found that a sheriff in the U.S. state of North Carolina and his deputies routinely discriminated against Latinos by making unwarranted arrests with the intent of maximizing deportations.

In an 11-page report issued Tuesday, the federal agency said Sheriff Terry S. Johnson and his deputies violated the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens and legal residents by illegally targeting, stopping, detaining, and arresting Latinos without probable cause.