Coyote Law
Aug. 31, 2006
A Maricopa County judge threw out the first case filed under the human smuggling “Coyote Law”. Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio talk about the ruling and their attempts to enforce it. Also, get the facts about a Maricopa County Superior Court decision to set four defendants accused of violating the “Coyote Law” free until their trial date.
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