Final Guard: This Band of Brothers Voluntarily Patrol the US-Mexico Border Ollie Gillman - Dailymail.com
go to original October 5, 2015

The Arizona Border Recon guard the US-Mexico border, dressed in camouflage gear and wielding heavy machine guns. (Johnny Milano)

The ‘watchmen’ of The Arizona Border Recon - led by the group's chief 'Nailer' - protect the border near the Mexican town of Nogales, with three goals; stop illegal immigration, stop drug smuggling, and stop human trafficking.

They look like soldiers - and some of them are veterans - but many are or were private security experts, photographer Johnny Milano told Feature Shoot.

This means that they do not necessarily have the power to stop people attempting to make into the U.S., but this does not stop them from taking action.

Technically speaking anyone can perform a citizen's arrest, but illegal immigration and human trafficking are not day-to-day offences.

'I think “authorization” becomes a complicated term in this sense, Mr Milano explained. 'It becomes complicated because although the state may give legal authority to do so, this is actually an international policy issue concerning inter-country borders, not something like a bank robbery.'

The men consider the gradual wave of Mexicans and others crossing the border as 'an invasion' - similar to many of their tours with the US Army.

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Related: Militia Groups Along the Border Continue to Spark Controversy (Breitbart)

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