Militias and vigilantes on the southern border of the US

Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s motorcade climbs up switchbacks throughout a tour of the U.S.-Mexico border in Cochise County south of Sierra Vista, Arizona, U.S., June 13, 2022. [Rebecca Noble/Reuters]

Throughout the Trump administration, massive numbers of militia members and vigilantes flocked to the southern border of the US. They pledged to cease undocumented border crossings and began patrols with that in thoughts. However the residents of the small border city of Arivaca, Arizona had seen these teams earlier than and had little interest in dealing with them once more. Writer and journalist Patrick Strickland spent a yr reporting there and tells us what he discovered.

On this episode:

• Patrick Strickland (@P_Strickland_) Writer, The Marauders: Conspiracy Theories, Militias and Violence on the US Border

Episode credit:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters with Alexandra Locke, Ruby Zaman, Chloe Ok Li, Negin Owliaei, Ney Alvarez, and Malika Bilal. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our engagement producers are Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad.

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