U.S. Tipping Mexico to Minuteman Patrols

[NCOutdoors]

This is incredible. Considering the attitude of the federal government toward the Minutemen, I shouldn't be surprised but dang it, this is too much!

The article was long so I copy about half of it and provided the link for the rest.


U.S. tipping Mexico to Minuteman patrols
By Sara A. Carter, Staff Writer

While Minuteman civilian patrols are keeping an eye out for illegal border crossers, the U.S. Border Patrol is keeping an eye out for Minutemen -- and telling the Mexican government where they are.

According to three documents on the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Web site, the U.S. Border Patrol is to notify the Mexican government as to the location of Minutemen and other civilian border patrol groups when they participate in apprehending illegal immigrants -- and if and when violence is used against border crossers.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman confirmed the notification process, describing it as a standard procedure meant to reassure the Mexican government that migrants' rights are being observed.

"It's not a secret where the Minuteman volunteers are going to be," Mario Martinez said Monday.

"This ... simply makes two basic statements -- that we will not allow any lawlessness of any type, and that if an alien is encountered by a Minuteman or arrested by the Minuteman, then we will allow that government to interview the person."

Minuteman members were not so sanguine about the arrangement, however, saying that reporting their location to Mexican officials nullifies their effectiveness along the border and could endanger their lives.

"Now we know why it seemed like Mexican officials knew where we were all the time," said Chris Simcox, founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps. "It's unbelievable that our own government agency is sending intelligence to another country. They are sending intelligence to a nation where corruption runs rampant, and that could be getting into the hands of criminal cartels.

"They just basically endangered the lives of American people."

Officials with the Mexican consulate in Washington, D.C., could not be reached for comment Monday.

Martinez said reporting the location of immigrant apprehensions to consulate representatives is common practice if an illegal immigrant requests counsel or believes they have been mistreated.

Rest of the article:

http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_3799653

[burniegoeasily]

I guess they want crazies to start snipping them on the river for fun agian. I can remember a time when find illegals floating down the river with 30-06 bullets in them was not all that unusual. This is getting crazy.

[kevin1]

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman confirmed the notification process, describing it as a standard procedure meant to reassure the Mexican government that migrants' rights are being observed.

There's that "R" word again , exactly what rights do these ILLEGAL migrants have other than basic human rights ? I refuse to call them immigrants since they refuse to go by the rules governing that process .

[RedAllison]

SURE you can trust the Federal Government...

just ask an Indian!
RA

[Canuck_Buck]

I spotted that too Kev, I couldn't believe my eyes....maybe they are talking about Human Rights cus them mexicans have to flee their villages from the killer canteenas and resorts...