In mid-2005, hundreds of vigilantes organized themselves along the U.S.-Mexico border. Calling themselves the Minutemen—a designation borrowed from the militiamen of the American Revolution—they sought, sometimes by force, to prevent undocumented migrants from crossing into the United States. Though unsuccessful in their core mission, they received a great deal of attention in the mainstream press … Continue reading An Autopsy of the Minuteman Movement: Q&A with Investigative Journalist David Neiwert