It is YOUR assumption that they broke a law..it is not mine.
I believe this is harrassment of a grand magnitude to discourage this group.
What I am saying is that you have to be very, very careful with a citizens arrest. By the very admission of Foote, "he and his team "never touched" the couple, "except to pat them down and search them for weapons" after discovering them lying down in brush early Wednesday morning around 1 a.m. " - that is a de facto citizens arrest, and you have to witness a felony in progress to have the authority in Texas to make one. I have said for some time that I support the actions of the Border Groups, but I think they have to be extremely careful to not give their opponents opportunity to come down on them - because they will.
Sec. 274. [8 U.S.C. 1324]
(a) Criminal Penalties.-
(1)(A) Any person who-
(ii) knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, transports, or moves or attempts to transport or move such alien within the United States by means of transportation or otherwise, in furtherance of such violation of law;
(II) aids or abets the commission of any of the preceding acts,
(B) A person who violates subparagraph (A) shall, for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs-
(ii) in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(ii), (iii), (iv), or (v)(II),4/ be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both;
(iii) in the case of a violation of subparagraph (A)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v)5/ during and in relation to which the person causes serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of title 18, United States Code) to, or places in jeopardy the life of, any person, be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both; and
The Ranch Rescue Catch and Release program is a felony.