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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, left, in 2009 orders approximately 200 convicted illegal immigrants handcuffed together and moved into a separate area of Tent City, in Phoenix, for incarceration until their sentences are served and they are deported to their home countries. Arpaio has left office with a mixed legacy on immigration, jails and other key issues.

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PHOENIX — The full-throated bravado that made Sheriff Joe Arpaio a household name in debates over illegal immigration and the treatment of jail inmates was missing as he started his last news conference in a law enforcement career that spanned a half-century.

By Associated Press January 3, 2017