As the devastating Hurricane Harvey battered the coast of Texas, President Trump pardoned ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was convicted of criminal contempt by a federal court in Arizona. The decision was unanimously condemned by Latino activists, Democratic lawmakers and even some Republicans. This controversial pardon reactivated civil disobedience campaigns by organizations that view the pardon a “declaration of war” against the Latino community and plan to mount a new offensive against the president and his policies, as Jose Lopez Zamorano reports from Washington. This report is part of the series, “Speaking of Race.”
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