New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham tells militia group to stop arresting migrants at the border: 'Regular citizens have no authority to arrest or detain anyone.'
"It should go without saying that regular citizens have no authority to arrest or detain anyone," New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham .New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday lashed out at members of a militia group who are stopping migrants at the border, declaring"regular citizens have no authority to arrest or detain anyone."
"That migrant families might be menaced or threatened in any way, shape or form when they arrive at our border — often times after an unimaginably arduous journey — is completely unacceptable," Lujan Grisham said in an email to NBC News. Balderas warned in a statement that"these individuals should not attempt to exercise authority reserved for law enforcement," he said.sent Thursday to Lujan Grisham and Balderas.
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