Are we at the point where we must take matters into our own hands? Is this right? Is this legal?
New Mexico militia detains migrants at gunpoint until Border Patrol arrives.
"An armed right-wing militia group operating along the U.S.-Mexico border posted several videos to social media this week, including one in which they held about 200 asylum-seeking migrants at gunpoint near Sunland Park, N.M., until U.S. Border Patrol agents arrived, according to a report. The militia group, which calls itself the United Constitutional Patriots, said it is determined to monitor the border until President Trump fulfills his campaign promise of a border wall or until Congress enacts stronger legislation to make it more difficult for migrants to request asylum..."
That NM Governor needs a lesson in civics.
"... it should go without saying that regular citizens have no authority to arrest or detain anyone."
Bullshit... Regular citizens have the responsibility to arrest/detain someone breaking the law. That's why we created sheriffs and peace officers and the like. Citizens don't abdicate that responsibility when they pay some people to do it as a full time job. My question would be "Why are you not doing the job they pay you to do?"