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TEMPE, Ariz. -- Maricopa County sheriff's deputies have raided a Tempe company and arrested 27 employees.

Sheriff's officials say 23 workers at Sportex Apparel were taken into custody Friday afternoon on suspicion of identity theft and being in the country illegally.

They say four other employees were arrested on outstanding criminal warrants.

Search warrants were served at the company after sheriff's officials were alerted that unauthorized workers were employed by Sportex Apparel.

Sportex Apparel officials didn't immediately return calls Friday on the raid and the employee arrests.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio says it was his office's 71st false identification operation.

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    TheFinalWord wrote...
    Hey....
    February 8, 2013 2:43 pm
    Steven Seagal press didnt last long enough for you? 40,0000 warrants all served? Sexual assaults against children all under control? Yeah....didn't think so.
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    Michoacan wrote...
    I for one appreciate Arpaio's sustained efforts
    February 8, 2013 3:03 pm
    to drive more wedges into the already badly riven Republican Party. It is important for him to keep undercutting the Republican Party's recent embrace of moderation towards immigration issues, and driving moderates and hispanics further from the Party's reach. Democrats, outwardly horrified at his continuing publicity seeking sweeps, are secretly glad to showcase his loathing of Hispanics.
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    Steve wrote...
    Two knuckle heads
    February 8, 2013 3:14 pm
    who think id theft is a victimless crime.
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    SurpriseMe wrote...
    Job Creator Joe
    February 8, 2013 5:16 pm
    Job Creator... Jobs now open for Legal Immigrants and US Citizens. I like that the Sheriff is trying to help the legal immigrant by making things tough on illegal immigrants. ACLU, immigrant activist and some politicians care more about illegal immigrants than about legal immigrants.
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    Abo and Micho
    February 9, 2013 7:21 am
    Did you see the article about travel being reduced here in Arizona? It ties back to this article. Out of state travelers are becoming less likely to visit AZ because they are worried it has become a redneck, hate-filled state that they would rather avoid. Look no further than the comments about you to see what travelers are worried about. Can you blame them?
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    wrote...
    These people aren't "Immigrants"
    February 9, 2013 2:42 pm
    They're "CRIMINALS" send them to jail and then send them back where they belong.
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    wrote...
    Travelers are more worried about
    February 9, 2013 8:52 pm
    These illegal Mexican invading criminals are why they wouldn't want to come here and I could see why.
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