Global News By Jesse Ferreras 11/01/2018
Members of civilian militia groups are planning to take up arms and step up to stop a migrant caravan from crossing the border into the U.S.
That’s according to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), which warned Texas landowners this week about “possible armed civilians†who may come on to their properties because of the caravan, The Associated Press (AP) reported.
Warnings like this are precautionary, and aimed at notifying Texas residents about who to talk to should anyone trespass on their properties, the CBP told Gizmodo Media Group.
But militias nevertheless remain a concern as the caravan and others like it approach the U.S. border — and as U.S. President Donald Trump dials up his rhetoric around immigration ahead of the midterm elections on Nov. 6.
AP reported that militias plan on bringing weapons and bulletproof vests to help CBP keep migrants from entering the U.S.
“They’re just laughing in our face,†Shannon McGauley, president of the Texas Minutemen militia, told the wire service.
He said the organization has stationed people at three points along the Texas-Mexico border and is likely to add as many as 100 more people.
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