Opinion: The tacit alliance of militia members and Border Patrol agents is getting out of control
Members of the militia group United Constitutional Patriots near the southern border in Sunland Park, N.M., on March 20. By Kristy Parker and Cameron Bills April 25 at 4:38 PM Kristy Parker, former deputy chief in the criminal section of the Justice Department civil rights division, is counsel with Protect Democracy, where Cameron Bills is a paralegal.
The apparent cooperation of federal border agents and civilian militias is a disturbing sign that President Trump’s open disregard for what he calls America’s “very stupid” immigration laws is taking hold in perilous ways. As revealed in the documents charging UCP leader Larry Mitchell Hopkins as a felon possessing firearms and elsewhere, the federal government is well aware that some militia members have dangerous criminal histories.
Customs and Border Protection has issued a statement saying the agency “does not endorse or condone private groups or organizations taking enforcement matters into their own hands.
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