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TexasTowelie

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Tue Nov 16, 2021, 01:41 PM Nov 2021

AZ Patriots Are Back To Harassing Migrants At The Border. No One Is Stopping Them.

A federal lawsuit over migrant harassment, a felony charge for identity theft, a ban from the Arizona House of Representatives — none of it appears to have deterred Jennifer Harrison, far-right activist and leader of AZ Patriots, from returning to the U.S.-Mexico border to harass asylum-seekers.

In the last few weeks, AZ Patriots released a series of YouTube live streams from the border where its members — including Harrison — videotape migrants, harass them and direct them to border patrol.

AZ Patriots is a group that splintered from the larger “Patriot Movement AZ” back in 2019.

The group claims to be in Yuma County assisting U.S. Customs and Border Protection. It is unclear if CBP actually wants them there, but it is apparent that the agency has made little effort to stop them.

Read more: https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/far-right-group-az-patriots-harasses-migrants-claims-its-working-with-border-patrol-12407780

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