Civilian Patrols Along the Border: Legal and Policy Issues
Description:
This report opens with a discussion on the federal authority to enforce immigration law at the border and some U.S. Border Patrol operations that have affected illegal migration patterns along the southwest border. Next, the report provides a history of civilian border patrol groups, with a particular focus on the “Minuteman Project” and other groups operating along the southwest border. It then highlights issues of authority that might arise, and includes, as an appendix, a table that sets for…
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Date:
April 7, 2006
Creator:
Vina, Stephen R.; Nuñez-Neto, Blas & Weir, Alyssa Bartlett
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department