POTUS IS MISERABLY FAILING ON THE BORDER, IF HE DOESN'T STEP IN ON THIS, HE IS A LYING CUCK. Patriots are not in control at all.

This man is a Patriot, fuck the FBI, and if POTUS does not stand with this Patriot, fuck him too.

FBI arrests leader of armed group stopping migrants in New Mexico

The FBI on Saturday said it had arrested Larry Hopkins, the leader of an armed group that is stopping undocumented migrants after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border into New Mexico.

The arrest came two days after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) accused the group of illegally detaining migrants and New Mexico’s Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered an investigation.

Hopkins, 69, also known as Johnny Horton, was arrested in Sunland Park, New Mexico, on a federal complaint charging him with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.

“We’re not worried about it, he’s going to be cleared,” said Jim Benvie, a spokesman for the United Constitutional Patriots (UCP), blaming his arrest on political pressure from Lujan Grisham.

Hopkins is the “national commander” of the UCP, which has had around half a dozen members camped out on a rotating basis near Sunland Park since late February.

PATRIOTS OR FASCISTS?

The UCP describes itself as a “patriot group” helping U.S. Border Patrol cope with record numbers of Central American families crossing the border to seek asylum.

Dressed in camouflage and carrying rifles, UCP members have helped U.S. Border Patrol detain over 5,600 migrants in the last two months, Benvie said. Videos posted online by the group show members telling migrants to stop, sit down, and wait for agents to arrive. Critics accuse the UCP of impersonating law enforcement.

Crowdfunding sites PayPal and GoFundMe on Friday barred the group, citing policies not to promote hate or violence, after the ACLU called the UCP a “fascist militia.”

“Today’s arrest by the FBI indicates clearly that the rule of law should be in the hands of trained law enforcement officials, not armed vigilantes,” New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas said in a statement of Hopkins’s arrest.

Hopkins was previously arrested in Oregon in 2006 on suspicion of impersonating a police officer and being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

NO STANDOFFS

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement it did not support citizens taking law enforcement into their own hands and instead encouraged the public to be its eyes and ears on the border.

Benvie said the UCP was doing just that and had the support of local Border Patrol and police.

Mostly military veterans, UCP members carry weapons for self defense and at no time pointed guns at migrants, as they have been accused of, Benvie said.

Despite having funding sources cut off, Benvie said the group’s online support had swelled since it came under attack this week. Its Facebook followers have more than doubled since Thursday.

Asked what the group would do if told to leave by state police, Benvie said they would probably go and, if they felt the order violated their constitutional rights, sue the state of New Mexico.

“There’s not going to be any standoffs, this isn’t the Bundy Ranch,” Benvie said, in reference to a 2014 armed confrontation in Nevada.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-militia/fbi-arrests-leader-of-armed-group-stopping-migrants-in-new-mexico-idUSKCN1RW0O5

>>6262316

>>6262278

>>6262302

exactly

>>6262315

still, you know it's because of the other shit or else who the fuck would even care

ESPECIALLY the FEDs

>>6262316

>>6262293

you going to show us your tits or what?

>>6262333

>>6262337

>is pissed off at POTUS and the FBI

<means I'm a shill

stop reddit spacing you fucking cuck first of all

it's clearly the aim of the arrest ffs

so you'll need to wait until the arrest other and shutdown the group?

will I be a shill then if I call out this bullshit?

>>6262360

do you want faux news or something?

https://www.foxnews.com/us/armed-border-militia-member-detaining-migrants-arrested-new-mexico

>>6262355

inner city niggers do this all the time, no one gives a fuck; are you really not going to suspect it's politically motivated??

But later, in a radio interview posted by The Renegade Network, Horton said that he had a long-standing relationship with President Trump and that he and the president were in close touch. He said that the president listened to his radio show and that they were exchanging information about the US border — Horton said President Trump was especially interested in the northern border. Explaining where he first met the president, Horton said, “When I was doing music, I met Trump and his first wife when he had the casino in Las Vegas, and I played there numerous times. OK?” Hopkins said. “That’s how I knew him. And Trump and I have kept in touch ever since.”

https://heavy.com/news/2019/04/larry-mitchell-hopkins/

POTUS knows him, he could at least weigh in and say that the group is doing a SERVICE to our country by rounding up illegals.

since muh optics are so important to him

>>6262411

>Hopkins "is a dangerous felon who should not have weapons around children and families. Today's arrest by the FBI indicates clearly that the rule of law should be in the hands of trained law enforcement officials, not armed vigilantes" Balderas said.

>n-n-n-no it's not political

fucking dumbass

>>6262411

>your RED TEXT

how fucking new are you redditfugee?

it's a function of 8chan ffs, if you think everyone that uses red text is a shill, then you must think every baker is a shill

you must have the fucking IQ of an average african nation

>>6262411

is this anon a shill?: >>6262423

>>6262428

>concernfaggery

It's my opinion cuck

>>6262450

are you Tiresias?

what the fuck are you talking about?

If you actually think we're winning on the border, you're fucking blind.

Arresting the leader of United Constitutional Patriots on muh gun charges to show that "clearly that the rule of law should be in the hands of trained law enforcement officials, not armed vigilantes", when they're the only ones trying to do something about the failure is not """winning""" and if you think it is, you're just as bad as the libtards.

POTUS needs to step the fuck up, and show the Patriots are in control, because they're not.

Maybe Q could get of their asses and actual post something meaningful for once this past month.

Refute anything I say and have a discussion and debate, THAT'S WHAT THIS PLACE USED TO BE ABOUT, now it's a bunch of redditfaggots, boomers, and newfags like this fucking retard: >>6262485 (is that you megajew?)

I won't use "redtext" because it's too triggering for some

>>6262484

be careful, you might be a shill

>>6262508

fuck off faggot

>>6262519

It's a good idea baker

>>6262522

>>6262524

that was obvious sarcasm, ffs anon drink your covfefe

>>6262526

>>6262542

^^^^^^^^^

exactly

>>6262571

> Don't know where you're getting

the attorney who arrested him

"Today's arrest by the FBI indicates clearly that the rule of law should be in the hands of trained law enforcement officials, not armed vigilantes," Balderas said (NM AG).

https://www.foxnews.com/us/armed-border-militia-member-detaining-migrants-arrested-new-mexico

>>6262571

and see: >>6262542

>>6262530

kek, I'll just say it clearly then, I have no intention to do anything violent in response.

These patriots are doing a service so others don't have to, just like they did when they served in the military, WHICH WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR

>extreamism

next thing is you'll say I'm racist for not wanting the third world pouring into our country uncontrolled

this is a frequently traveled on slippery slope:

>group patriots doing something for the country

>MSM, deep state, cabal, etc don't like it

>smear the group

>try to shut it down

>find a way to arrest one or moar

>shut down the group

>>6262594

>Anon is ANGERY!! re FBI arresting militia leader who stopped migrants

>ANGERY

I noticed in the first update, I don't really give a fuck.

say search my ID if you want in the title, I'm making my argument, anons both agree and disagree and are discussing it (being called a shill is always entertaining), which is a good thing

>>6262640

Baker, I'd add these to the bottom notables

>>6262265, >>6262526, >>6262542, >>6262583, >>6262615, >>6262664 Anons are ANGERY!! re FBI arresting militia leader who stopped migrants

>>6262742

again, see: >>6262542, >>6262583

>>6262750

that's an old hitpiece CA_J, as always, kys faggot

Civil Rights

Attorney General Balderas is committed to protecting the rights of all people. The Attorney General's Office is committed to protecting immigrant communities, public safety and the basic rights of all New Mexicans through the vigorous enforcement of civil rights laws and consumer protections and by promoting trust and cooperation between immigrants and law enforcement.

https://www.nmag.gov/taking-action.aspx

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Larry Mitchell Hopkins, 69, was arrested in the border community of Sunland Park with the help of local authorities, the FBI said in a statement. Hopkins was a member of the group holding migrants in the area, New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas said in a separate statement.

Hopkins "is a dangerous felon who should not have weapons around children and families. Today's arrest by the FBI indicates clearly that the rule of law should be in the hands of trained law enforcement officials, not armed vigilantes," Balderas said.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/armed-border-militia-member-detaining-migrants-arrested-new-mexico

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According to the arrest report filed in Klamath County, police found Hopkins at a gas station showing off a gun to a group of young people. The arrest report says that Hopkinns was also showing the group of juveniles a badge that said “special agent” and was telling them that he was a police officer. Hopkins pleaded guilty to impersonating a police officer and to one count of possessing a firearm.

https://heavy.com/news/2019/04/larry-mitchell-hopkins/

>dangerous felon

kek, for showing "young people" a badge and a gun, sure, he's a felon, you can't say this isn't political

you have to be moar awake, there's no way you do not see what's going on

>>6262883

exactly

>>6262875

First of all, we don't know the details, I haven't seen them.

Secondly, Flynn is a felon now, are you saying we shouldn't have Flynn helping our country in anyway he can?

Flynn is a patriot, so is this guy.

>>6262947

KEK, check out the spin in this one:

https://heavy.com/news/2019/04/united-constitutional-patriots/

>>6262957

>>6262947

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) wants members of a volunteer militia group arrested for detaining immigrants at gunpoint and impersonating U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Members of the United Constitutional Patriots, a conservative group in New Mexico, unofficially patrol the U.S.-Mexico border in their home state and detain immigrants crossing the border.

This week, the group detained nearly 300 people, including families with young children, near Sunland Park, as recorded in a video posted to Facebook by member Jim Benvie. “Oh, and look what we got here, guys,” Benvie, 43, said during the live video while stopping a family. “Border control,” he told the group, despite the fact he is not employed by U.S. government.

In the video, Benvie is joined by his camouflage-clad partner who calls border security agents to retrieve the immigrants. “…You never know what’s coming through that wall,” said Benvie. “You gotta have the kids. That’s the passport.”

In more videos, Benvie calls for people to stand behind President Trump, describing immigration as “a very organized invasion.” According to BuzzFeed, a Border Patrol agent temporarily left five women and their children in the care of the United Constitutional Patriots.

Videos of hot and thirsty families cowering in the sand caused the ACLU of New Mexico to demand state officials intervene. On Thursday, the organization sent a letter to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Attorney General Hector Balderas.

“The Trump administration’s vile racism has emboldened white nationalists and fascists to flagrantly violate the law,” read the ACLU letter. “This has no place in our state: we cannot allow racist and armed vigilantes to kidnap and detain people seeking asylum.”

Peter Simonson, executive director for the ACLU of New Mexico, tells Yahoo Lifestyle the group’s actions are illegal. “They say they’re making citizen’s arrests however those can only be executed in the context of a felony — crossing the border is a misdemeanor, at least as a first-time offense.”

The United Constitutional Patriots, however, may be committing state and federal crimes such as kidnapping, false imprisonment and impersonating law enforcement officers, says Simonson. “They wear camo and self-made badges, but they are not deputized by U.S. Border Control.”

A representative of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection tells Yahoo Lifestyle that it “does not endorse private groups or organizations taking enforcement matters into their own hands.”

“Interference by civilians in law enforcement matters could have public safety and legal consequences for all parties involved. Border Security operations are complex and require highly trained professionals with adequate resources to protect the country. Border Patrol welcomes assistance from the community and encourages anyone who witnesses or suspects illegal activity to call 911, or the U.S. Border Patrol tip line 1-877-872-7435,” the representative says.

But the government is ignoring or condoning illegal activity, says the ACLU. “To our knowledge, border control agents have made at least two trips to pick up immigrants the vigilante group has held at gunpoint,” Simonson says. “Law enforcement has an obligation to hold this group accountable. It’s an explosive situation.”

​In a statement to Yahoo Lifestyle, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham states "that migrant families might be menaced or threatened in any way, shape or form when they arrive at our border — often times after an unimaginably arduous journey — is completely unacceptable. It should go without saying that regular citizens have no authority to arrest or detain anyone. My office and our state police are coordinating with the Attorney General's Office and local police to determine what has gone on and what can be done."

Attorney General Hector Balderas sent a statement to Yahoo Lifestyle on the situation as well.

“My office has been informed that this week, an armed group has detained nearly 300 people near Sunland Park, New Mexico,” he says. “These individuals should not attempt to exercise authority reserved for law enforcement.”

Benvie and a rep from the United Constitutional Patriots did not respond to interview requests from Yahoo Lifestyle. Benvie told the New York Times that he simply issues “a verbal citizen’s arrest.”

“If these people follow our verbal commands, we hold them until Border Patrol comes,” Benvie told the New York Times. “Border Patrol has never asked us to stand down.”

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/armed-volunteer-militia-group-detain-immigrants-at-the-us-border-190837924.html