Brown-skinned people in Maricopa County are confronted today by deputies in ski masks, guns drawn. Below, in feature stories, columns, and individual Web profiles, we introduce the people caught up in this madness.

1. Web Profile
   No Probable Cause? No Problem!: A U.S. citizen says he was detained without probable cause by the MCSO, and then jailed for traffic violations.
   Valeria Fernández
   Published: November 18, 2009
2. Web Profile
   Rules Be Damned: A legal resident presented valid documentation to the MCSO but was jailed for 12 days anyway.
   Valeria Fernández
   Published: November 11, 2009
3. Web Profile
   Bloody Encounter: A U.S. citizen says he hit the pavement face-first after MCSO deputies racially profiled him and jerked him from his truck.
   Valeria Fernández
   Published: November 04, 2009
4. Column
   Fighting Sanchez: Guadalupe activists hassled by the MCSO.
   Stephen Lemons
   Published: November 04, 2009
5. Web Profile
   Zip-Tied at 12: A permanent resident and his U.S. citizen son are bound by the MCSO for being brown and living next to a drop house.
   Stephen Lemons
   Published: October 28, 2009
6. Column
   Local Heroes: The MCSO retaliates against a Guadalupe activist.
   Stephen Lemons
   Published: October 28, 2009
7. Web Profile
   Driving While Brown: A pregnant Latina says she was forced to give birth in shackles after one of Arpaio's deputies racially profiled her.
   Valeria Fernández
   Published: October 21, 2009
8. Web Profile
   State of Fear: A permanent legal resident is stopped for being brown by MCSO deputies.
   Stephen Lemons
   Published: October 14, 2009
9. Column
   Brown Out: The Bird recounts stories of MCSO racial profiling.
   Stephen Lemons
   Published: October 14, 2009
10. Feature
    Down on Brown: Arpaio’s busts of illegals at popular Valley water parks are all wet.
    Paul Rubin
    Published: July 07, 2009