Bevæpnet «milits» pågriper voksne og barn på vei inn i USA

En militslignende organisasjon tar loven i egne hender på grensen mellom USA og Mexico.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 20, 2019 Jeff Allen, Jim Benvie, Viper and Stinger share cigarettes while patrolling the US-Mexico border in Sunland Park, New Mexico on March 20, 2019. - The American Civil Liberties Union denounced the militia�s actions in a letter on April 18,2019 that asked New Mexico�s governor and attorney general to investigate the group. The A.C.L.U. said the militia had no legal authority under New Mexico or federal law to detain or arrest migrants in the United States. Jim Benvie, the spokesman for the United Constitutional Patriots, said in a telephone interview with the New York Times that his group had been camped near El Paso for the past two months. Mr. Benvie contended that his group�s actions were legal, comparing the detention of the migrants to �a verbal citizen�s arrest.� (Photo by Paul Ratje / AFP) Foto: Paul Ratje
Members of the Constitutional Patriots New Mexico Border Ops Team militia, Viper and Stinger who go by aliases to protect their identity, patrol the US-Mexico border in Sunland Park, New Mexico on March 20, 2019. - The militia members say they will patrol the US-Mexico border near Mt. Christo Rey, 'Until the wall is built.' In recent months, thousands of Central Americans have arrived in Mexico in several caravans in the hope of finding a better life in the United States. US President Donald Trump has branded such migrants a threat to national security, demanding billions of dollars from Congress to build a wall on the southern US border. (Photo by Paul Ratje / AFP) Foto: Paul Ratje
A member of United Constitutional Patriots New Mexico Border Ops militia team shows their group's patch outside their camper in Anapra, New Mexico on March 20, 2019. - The militia members say they will patrol the US-Mexico border near Mt. Christo Rey, 'Until the wall is built.' In recent months, thousands of Central Americans have arrived in Mexico in several caravans in the hope of finding a better life in the United States. US President Donald Trump has branded such migrants a threat to national security, demanding billions of dollars from Congress to build a wall on the southern US border. (Photo by Paul Ratje / AFP) Foto: Paul Ratje
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 20, 2019 United Constitutional Patriots New Mexico Border Ops militia team member Jim Benvie, 43, from Minnesota, sits inside the team's camper before going out on patrol along the US/ Mexico border for the night in Anapra, New Mexico on March 20, 2019. - The American Civil Liberties Union denounced the militia�s actions in a letter on April 18,2019 that asked New Mexico�s governor and attorney general to investigate the group. The A.C.L.U. said the militia had no legal authority under New Mexico or federal law to detain or arrest migrants in the United States. Jim Benvie, the spokesman for the United Constitutional Patriots, said in a telephone interview with the New York Times that his group had been camped near El Paso for the past two months. Mr. Benvie contended that his group�s actions were legal, comparing the detention of the migrants to �a verbal citizen�s arrest.� (Photo by Paul Ratje / AFP) Foto: Paul Ratje
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 20, 2019 United Constitutional Patriots New Mexico Border Ops militia team member Jim Benvie, 43, from Minnesota, looks on near the US-Mexico border wall in Anapra, New Mexico on March 20, 2019. - The American Civil Liberties Union denounced the militia�s actions in a letter on April 18,2019 that asked New Mexico�s governor and attorney general to investigate the group. The A.C.L.U. said the militia had no legal authority under New Mexico or federal law to detain or arrest migrants in the United States. Jim Benvie, the spokesman for the United Constitutional Patriots, said in a telephone interview with the New York Times that his group had been camped near El Paso for the past two months. Mr. Benvie contended that his group�s actions were legal, comparing the detention of the migrants to �a verbal citizen�s arrest.� (Photo by Paul Ratje / AFP) Foto: Paul Ratje
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 20, 2019 United Constitutional Patriots New Mexico Border Ops militia team member Jim Benvie, 43, from Minnesota, stands in a camper near the US-Mexico border wall in Anapra, New Mexico on March 20, 2019. - The American Civil Liberties Union denounced the militia�s actions in a letter on April 18,2019 that asked New Mexico�s governor and attorney general to investigate the group. The A.C.L.U. said the militia had no legal authority under New Mexico or federal law to detain or arrest migrants in the United States. Jim Benvie, the spokesman for the United Constitutional Patriots, said in a telephone interview with the New York Times that his group had been camped near El Paso for the past two months. Mr. Benvie contended that his group�s actions were legal, comparing the detention of the migrants to �a verbal citizen�s arrest.� (Photo by Paul Ratje / AFP) Foto: Paul Ratje
TOPSHOT - Copies of the Consititution are seen inside the camper of the Constitutional Patriots New Mexico Border Ops militia Team in Anapra, New Mexico on March 20, 2019. - The militia members say they will patrol the US-Mexico border near Mt. Christo Rey, 'Until the wall is built.' In recent months, thousands of Central Americans have arrived in Mexico in several caravans in the hope of finding a better life in the United States. US President Donald Trump has branded such migrants a threat to national security, demanding billions of dollars from Congress to build a wall on the southern US border. (Photo by Paul Ratje / AFP) Foto: Paul Ratje
An American flag is pictured atop a sleeping bag on the bunk inside the Constitutional Patriots New Mexico Border Ops Team militia's camper on the US-Mexico border in Anapra, New Mexico on March 20, 2019. - The militia members say they will patrol the US-Mexico border near Mt. Christo Rey, 'Until the wall is built.' In recent months, thousands of Central Americans have arrived in Mexico in several caravans in the hope of finding a better life in the United States. US President Donald Trump has branded such migrants a threat to national security, demanding billions of dollars from Congress to build a wall on the southern US border. (Photo by Paul Ratje / AFP) Foto: Paul Ratje
Jeff Allen, 56, cowowner of a property on the US-Mexico border and a member of Constitutional Patriots New Mexico Border Ops Team militia stands with his dog near the border in Sunland Park, New Mexico on March 20, 2019. - The militia members say they will patrol the US-Mexico border near Mt. Christo Rey, 'Until the wall is built.' In recent months, thousands of Central Americans have arrived in Mexico in several caravans in the hope of finding a better life in the United States. US President Donald Trump has branded such migrants a threat to national security, demanding billions of dollars from Congress to build a wall on the southern US border. (Photo by Paul Ratje / AFP) Foto: Paul Ratje
United Constitutional Patriots hevder de vil patruljere grensen helt til muren mellom USA og Mexico er bygget. Foto: Paul Ratje / AFP
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