Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Tent City will finally close at the end of this year. But it's open today, in Arizona's 117° heat.
I remember one day when it was 113° in Phoenix. Completely unbearable.
-
-
Back then, no one reported on immigrant detention centers. What I confirmed was horrifying.
-
Places like Tent City essentially kill people. The story I focused on was about the death of David de la Fuente. It haunts me to this day.
-
In one of my many reporting files, I still have the bright pink wrist tag de la Fuente was made to wear at Tent City.
-
Tent City makes men wear pink wrist tags and pink underwear as a form of humiliation.
-
As the name suggests, Tent City is just that: tents in Arizona's unbearable heat. It often houses Mexican nationals for traffic violations.
-
For de la Fuente, Tent City was his first stop after being pulled over by Phoenix PD for "looking Hispanic." His traffic citation says that.
-
A few weeks later, de la Fuente was dead—immediately after he was deported.
-
@aurabogado: De la Fuente was one person. And it took me several months in two the U.S. and Mexico to piece everything together. -
Every time I think about how hot Phoenix is, I think about David de la Fuente and about how much blood Sheriff Arpaio has on his hands.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
@aurabogado Are you from here? I'm new. Arpaio is a fucker. -
@kristy_king No, I only worked on a story there for a while... I've interviewed him in his office. He's unbelievable.
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.