Policing
Mar 29 2008, AP

Mayra Figueroa _ a naturalized U.S. citizen, community organizer and licensed driver _ had no reason to fear being arrested, no need to worry about deported.Then she was pulled over by a Houston police officer, who told her he found it suspicious that a...

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Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez speaks to a group of concerned citizens during a community meeting in Durham, N.C., Monday, Feb. 18, 2008.