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Elias Bermudez kneels before then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio at a 2006 protest over the lawman's immigration crackdowns in Phoenix. Bermudez, who led the pro-immigrant group Immigrants Without Borders, is asking a judge to move his Sept. 5, 2018 trial on tax charges out of Arizona, citing publicity about the charges and his past advocacy efforts. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. (Matt York/AP, File)

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PHOENIX — A longtime advocate for immigrants wants a judge to move his upcoming trial on federal tax charges out of Arizona because of publicity about the case and his past efforts in speaking up for people who were in the country illegally.

By JACQUES BILLEAUD, Associated Press August 15, 2018