A battle between the Trump administration and federal courts over the deportation of more than 100 immigrants to a prison in ...

One big question is, can the president pardon contempt? Notably, Trump has done so before, when he pardoned Sheriff Joe Arpaio for defying a court order ... Brendan Śmiałowski/AFP via Getty Images ...

Sure, a judge found cause to hold the administration in criminal contempt. But a Trump pardon would void any real ...

Trump's pardon powers could spare his officials and lawyers from potential criminal consequences. In 2017, Trump pardoned former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio under similar circumstances. A federal ...

Pro-immigrant advocacy groups are building a "resistance" movement against these measures, drawing on their experience battling Arizona's SB 1070 and former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's immigration sweeps.

Arizona’s new Joe Arpaio Not that it stopped Arpaio from continuing the raids in violation of a court order. Which led to his criminal contempt conviction. Which led to the Trump pardon.