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Trump’s Human Border Wall
Meet the vigilantes who patrol 300 miles of the Arizona/Mexico line.
Meet the Vigilantes Who Have Already Formed Trump's Human Wall
Armed group of former police and military officers take the law into their own hands to keep Mexican migrants out of the US
By jennifer Smith
Daily Mail
October 19, 2016
His promise to build a wall across the border to keep Mexican migrants from crossing in to the US has been one of the most divisive components of Donald Trump’s campaign.
But it seems one group is already quietly addressing the Republican candidate’s wish for increased security.
A group of vigilante former military and police men and women have been patrolling the border for years.
Armed with their own weapons and an unsolicited desire to maintain the US’s border security, Arizona Border Recon monitors the state’s 311-mile border with Mexico.
Arizona Border Recon is a group of vigilante patrolmen and women who monitor Arizona’s border with Mexico. Members, who wish to remain anonymous, had their portraits taken earlier this year in the field
servicemen and women or retired law enforcement officers. They carry AR-15 rifles and dress in camouflage as if going to war
Unassigned to any government agency, its officers pass along any information they glean from their outings to official law enforcement.
Members of the group carry AR-15 rifles and, according to High Country News, are ‘firm but polite’ when dealing with people who have crossed the border illegally.
They vow in their ‘Rules of Engagement’ not to use excessive force or anywhere it is unnecessary.
‘Only the minimum amount of force reasonably necessary to accomplish any task is authorized.
‘The deescalation of any situation is the optimal result and should be the goal of any contact or action,’ reads one of its stipulations.
Portraits of its members were taken by photographers Neil Kremer and Cory Johnson, who observed them in action earlier this year.
Speaking of the project, Kremer told Creative Boom each member of the group had their own personal motivation for joining it.
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