Civilian militia groups are reportedly headed to the border to try to help enforce U.S. immigration law as roughly 6,000 immigrants move northward through Mexico.
“We’ll observe and report, and offer aid in any way we can,” the president of the Texas Minutemen, Shannon McGauley, told The Washington Post. “We’ve proved ourselves before, and we’ll prove ourselves again.”
McGauley said that the Texas Minutemen have 100 volunteers headed to the border, with more likely on the way. They are reportedly packing coolers, tents, guns and aerial drones for their trip.
“I can’t put a number on it,” he added. “My phone’s been ringing nonstop for the last seven days. You got other militias, and husbands and wives, people coming from Oregon, Indiana. We’ve even got two from Canada.” – READ MORE