bordermilitias

No matter how hard ‘Patriot’ militias try to claim ‘pure’ motives, they’re still unaccountable

“Patriot” border militias have been a problem ever since they were conceived in the late ‘90s for a variety of reasons, the foremost probably being the way they are a magnet for violent, sociopathic …

Thu Dec 23, 2021

Far-right AZ Patriots show up at border crossing to hassle asylum seekers: ‘Why are you here?’

The presence of right-wing vigilantes along the U.S.-Mexico border has become so normalized in recent years that their activities—which usually entail harassing immigrants before turning them over to …

Tue Nov 16, 2021

Far-right vigilante militias on U.S.–Mexico border enjoy a cozy relationship with Border Patrol

Right-wing vigilante militiamen have been fixtures on the U.S.–Mexico border scene since the early 2000s. And while the Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has never officially welcomed their presence, …

Mon Aug 9, 2021