Online jail records suggest that Hopkins was arrested by the FBI on a warrant at around midday Saturday.
The governor said this week that"it should go without saying that regular citizens have no authority to arrest or detain anyone," and that her office and state police would be working with the state attorney general and local police to see what could be done. The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico raised the alarm about the arrests by the armed groupThe civil liberties group said in the letter that on Tuesday members of the group arrested nearly 300 people near Sunland Park, and the ACLU posted excerpts of the letter on its website with video that appeared to have been made by one of the militia members.
They've been posting videos almost daily of members in camouflage and armed with semi-automatic rifles holding asylum-seekers who have crossed the border until Border Patrol arrives to arrest them, Reuters reported.
Great to know these good ole boys are being led by a felon. They are a bigger threat than the Mexicans.
Good!
The DNC is colluding with Pinkos from Latin America to meddle with our elections.
Build the wall
Thank God! These people are fanatical and have NO place in this business. Especially around these women and babies! 😢😢😢
But not for detaining illegals. You forgot to add that.
Government officials have been negligent in their duties and people are going to do what they think is right. Wake up Pelosi and Schumer. It's on Democrats if blood is shed. Signs are there and everyone have reached their ends.
Crap
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Way to go FBI!!! Fabulous job👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
.. while reporters of American war crimes are being prosecuted!
Yes let’s prosecute an American Patriot who is trying to stop lawbreakers from entering his homeland. realDonaldTrump
I’m glad the citizens are protesting themselves seems like congress could careless
They are heroes!!! Americans have have enough of this invasion of OUR country!!! Let them go back and fix their own country!!!
Today Mexicans held out soldiers on our side of the border because they got confused. Don’t see that on NBC feed.🤔
Who the F are these domestic terrorists they are not militia, & apparently some of law enforcement agencies know about them & did not do anything until the new govenor who is Democrat told them to stop their activities or else.
“was arrested for allegedly being a felon in possession of a weapon” of course he was.
Congress needs to get to work, they don't care! They just as soon have no law enforcement handling this. Is New Mexico pulling back because of the Democrats wanting open borders. Congress has failed to do anything this year, but COMPLAIN, that doesn't fix anything!! Get to WORK!!
Real American Genius this Bud is for you 😜
The FBI arrested a man allegedly connected with an armed militia group that has been kidnapping people at gunpoint in New Mexico. The state attorney general’s office said he’ll probably get an Trump-Arpaio like pardon, before ever going to trial.
We should send the to Honduras or Guatemala so they can illegally detained. Trump hasn’t made anything Great Again He is just making people Stupid
This is a result of the american frustration with our useless bureaucracy. Control our borders now.
Are these guys part of Trump-inspired militia group plotting to overthrow US government? We’re coming closer and closer to 1932 Nazi Germany
So these losers are just old veterans prancing around with their semi-automatics to feel tough and patriotic? How pathetic. Glad this loser of a man was arrested for illegally having a gun.
How many counts of kidnapping and as a bonus, impersonating a law enforcement officer?
I guess it is good they were found...scary they thought it was ok to be that brazen.
For those not taking the time to read the article, he was arrested for having a gun, not for doing anything to the people that were crossing the border.
LOL look at these silly cunts below me. It is obvious the Government isn't doing a good job preventing illegal immigration since these militia are actually detaining them. There should be 0 detained because 0 can get into a sovereign nations soil.
Next time i see someone in a MAGA hat. I am going to apprehend them. When they bitch about it. I will say. You look like you could be here illegally. Never can be too careful. See how they like it.😂🤷🏼♂️
ARREST THEM ALL!
Good! What about the others?
With the democrats being so stupid we should take protection any way we can get it.
The man was in illegal possession of a weapon so he was arrested. NBC is purposely misleading the public with the title of this article.
And then awarded him the medal of valor?
Only one !!!?
Like kidnapping?
Good to know this
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