Legislation Authorizing Civilian Border Patrols Introduced

[Judi Lynn]

Legislation Authorizing Civilian Border Patrols Introduced
Aug 2 - As Congress readied to head home for the summer recess, a Texas Republican introduced a bill that would put the controversial Minuteman group and other civilian-led efforts to enforce immigration laws officially under the aegis of state executives.

Last Thursday, Representative John Culberson and 47 other legislators introduced the Border Protection Patrol Act, H.R.3622. The measure would give governors of states bordering Canada or Mexico the power to officially deputize groups of citizens to hunt down people immigrating illegally.

Collectively, the groups would form the Border Protection Corps, and would be empowered to "use any means and any force authorized by State law to prevent individuals from unlawfully entering the United States," according to the language of the bill. Each state’s Corps would be under control of the governor, who, under the proposed legislation, would be "authorized to call United States citizens into service in the militia."

Two weeks ago, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Robert C. Bonner floated the idea of designating anti-immigrant vigilante groups an "auxiliary" arm of the Border Patrol, an idea immediately denied by the Department of Homeland Security.
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