[Urgent] Stop Trump from pardoning Joe Arpaio

A pardon by Trump would be literally absolving Arpaio’s racist and flagrant violations of federal court orders. [ACLU Action]( {NAME} – Joe Arpaio is a criminal – found guilty by a federal court just a few weeks ago for repeatedly violating a court order to stop illegally detaining Latinos. But yesterday we learned that President Donald Trump is “seriously considering” a pardon for Arpaio, saying: “He’s a great American patriot and I hate to see what has happened to him.” Make no mistake: should Trump pardon Arpaio, it would be an official presidential endorsement of racism. We can’t let that happen. [Tell Trump: Pardoning Arpaio would send a dangerous message to law enforcement across this country that they are above the law.]( As Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, Arpaio and his deputies engaged in systematic racial profiling of the Latino community, targeting Latino drivers and passengers for traffic stops and illegally detaining them. The people of Maricopa County rose up to fight back against Arpaio’s unconstitutional policing. Represented by the ACLU and other groups in a civil rights lawsuit, they put a stop to his policies that singled out people because of the color of their skin. But Arpaio flouted the court’s orders in that civil rights case, so federal prosecutors in the public integrity section of the Justice Department secured a criminal contempt conviction against Arpaio after they proved that his violations of the court orders in the civil rights case were deliberate. A pardon by Trump would be absolving Arpaio’s flagrant violation of federal court orders and his racism and bigotry. [Add your name: Tell Trump to not pardon Sheriff Joe Arpaio >>]( Trump has shown in recent days his reluctance to stand up to racism, bigotry, and white supremacists. If he wants to show the American people that, as he finally said yesterday, “racism is evil,” then he needs to renounce his idea of defending Joe Arpaio – and work to protect the rights of ALL Americans. Thanks for taking action, Anthony and everyone at the ACLU [border] [DONATE NOW >>]( [border] Please note: If you forward or distribute, the links will open a page with your information filled in. This email was sent to: {EMAIL} This email was sent by: American Civil Liberties Union 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10004, USA [Unsubscribe]( We respect your right to privacy - [view our policy](.