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there "not to protest but to commit criminal acts" and he also claimed that "A small contingent of people that were troublemakers had backpacks filled with full cans of soda that they were throwing and also cans filled with marbles that they threw." Lt. Handfield claimed that, "We determined it was reasonable for him to move forward" through the crowd surrounding his car. Two people who were standing in front of Netkin's car fell down when he moved forward. Both went to the hospital. The police declared an illegal assembly. "It got out of control in terms of protesters getting violent", Lt. Handfield said. Jan Tucker, who accompanied state and local leaders of the
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meeting, Barbara Coe resigned her position (giving her resignation from MMP, Inc. to Jim
Gilchrist, its president) and Stewart and Courtney were fired. Judge Wilkinson ruled that the two defendants were legally terminated from the board of MMP on February 2, 2007, and "under no circumstances" are they board members after February 2, 2007. He issued a permanent injunction against their claim that they are board members, officers, members or spokespersons for the Minuteman Project, called for them to remove any websites which make those false claims, and finally ordered them to return to MMP any of its property which they have in their possession.
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Stewart, Courtney and Coe alleged that they constituted the board of directors of
Minuteman Project, Inc. and fired Gilchrist for a variety of reasons. Gilchrist fired Stewart and Courtney. Rather than accept their termination, Stewart and Courtney filed papers with the Secretary of State of Delaware
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with regard to the building of a wall and mass deportation directly aligned with the
Minuteman Project's missions. Gilchrist stated that he felt that his goals were reaffirmed and accomplished upon his observation of such widespread awareness with regard to immigration issues. He initially supported
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at the Garden Grove Women's Club. Hal Netkin, a
Minuteman collaborator, came to the event. Netkin's car was surrounded as he arrived at the location and demonstrators allegedly rocked the vehicle and banged on it. Garden Grove Police Lt. Mike Handfield claimed that some of the 300 demonstrators were
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was noticed, and
Courtney, Coe and Stewart were in attendance at the meeting. The court ruled that in previous meetings, the pair's purported firings of other members of the board were lacking – in that they neither gave notice, nor did they have a quorum and the directors lacked authority. At that
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A few days later, Minuteman representatives who were interviewed by reporters who worked for a San Diego TV station alleged that the videos were fakes which were made by members of the
Mountain Minutemen group. Robert "Little Dog" Crooks, who admitted making the video, said "we're old men and we're
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which lobbied for representatives who supported proactive immigration law enforcement and focused on resolving border security issues. Members of the
Minuteman Project believe that government officials have failed to protect the country from the threat of invasion by foreign enemies. They strongly
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Courtney are defendants in another action which was brought against them by the Minuteman Project. At one point, the former volunteers could not afford to pay for legal counsel because they ran out of money and as a result, they were forced to represent themselves in court. That trial
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groups have campaigned alongside them. The ADL reported that an official connection between these groups has been established. In
December 2005 James Chase turned over leadership of the California Minutemen (CMM) & the national Border Watch Federation (BWF) to his son, Mike Chase. Recruits,
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crossing it by scaring them away. Many of the activists came from Utah, and soon afterward, they joined forces with local groups to form the Utah
Minuteman Project (UMP), which focused on raising public awareness with regard to the "threat of immigration" through local media and public debates.
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In early 2005, Gilchrist and Simcox rallied over 1,200 volunteers to carry out the first border watch. For one month, activists guarded the 23-mile long stretch of the Arizona-Mexico border, kept count of the number of migrants who approached it, reported their presence, and prevented them from
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reported on the surfacing of two videos which depicted the murder of an alleged illegal immigrant by two Minutemen along the Mexico/California border. These videos appeared briefly on YouTube but were removed. In this video, a figure is videotaped in night vision being shot while two narrators
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that only Gilchrist could make those changes. In a May 2007 interview, Gilchrist claimed: "I'm the President and always was. I got the corporation back. I have the right to the web site, the bank account, everything. We are back in the same position as we were prior to the hijacking." Judge
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into the United States. The maps were not designed to encourage illegal entry into the country, instead, they were aimed at mitigating death and injury by mapping out the positions of water stations, rescue beacons and recorded deaths. However, Miguel Angel Paredes, a spokesman for Mexico's
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began on January 4, 2010. On February 5, 2010, Judge Wilkinson issued a Statement of Decision which found that Stewart and Courtney were legally fired from the Minuteman Project, Inc. on February 2, 2007. The February meeting was properly noticed, the purpose of the special meeting
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Individuals who claimed to be members of the Minuteman Project's board of directors claimed that they removed Gilchrist as the head of the Minuteman Project amid allegations of fraud and financial mismanagement, but a representative of the Delaware Secretary of State told the
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Wilkinson issued an interim ruling barring the board members from spending Minuteman Project donations until Gilchrist's lawsuit is resolved. In April 2007, Gilchrist announced the formation of a new non-profit corporation, named Jim Gilchrist's Minuteman Project, Inc.
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In early February, papers were filed with the state of Delaware showing that Stewart was the organization's new president and Courtney was the new treasurer. An official with the Delaware secretary of state's office said no one but Gilchrist could legally make those
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bored" and said he made the video to express a political opinion about an immigration bill being debated. Minuteman Project leader Jim Gilchrist would later ban cooperation by members of his group with the Mountain Minutemen in response to the video incident.
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Members of an advisory board for the Minuteman Project, Inc. took control of the organization's bank account and, at least temporarily, took control of the Minuteman Project's main web site, Jim Gilchrist filed a lawsuit in
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said "this would be practically like telling the Minutemen where the migrants are going to be" and as such, they'd have to "rethink this, so that we wouldn't almost be handing them over to groups that attack migrants".
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and pose for a photograph and a video with one of the volunteers. The T‑shirt, which was also worn by volunteer Bryan Barton, read "Bryan Barton caught me crossing the border and all I got was this lousy T-shirt".
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We are delighted with this critical ruling. We look forward to presenting evidence of the extensive damages caused by the defendants' conduct.
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Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to The United States (2021)
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How do you answer charges of racism against you and the MMP?
958:"Anti-immigration Minuteman Project leader supports Ted Cruz"
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Right-wing militia organizations in the United States
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Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (LIFE Act) (2000)
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Stopping aid to undocumented immigrants on the border
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Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles
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873:"The Nativists | Southern Poverty Law Center"
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898:Marinucci, Carla; Martin, Mark (April 29, 2005).
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1385:David Storobin, interviewer (May 30, 2007).
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2280:Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act 2006
2223:Unaccompanied minors from Central America
1980:U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
1750:Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986)
612:Stewart, Julie; Bendall, Michele (2014).
509:Learn how and when to remove this message
412:(the firing of Courtney, Coe and Stewart)
2644:Illegal immigration to the United States
2500:Center for Migration Studies of New York
1643:Immigration Act 1917 (Asian Barred Zone)
1512:Nationality law in the American Colonies
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802:Mexico nixes border maps for migrants
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2419:"Return to Sender" (2006–2007)
1724:Immigration and Nationality Act 1952
1309:Frank Mickadeit (February 7, 2010).
929:Hoffman, Meredith (March 22, 2016).
755:Associated Press (January 26, 2006)
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2105:Department of State v. Muñoz (2024)
2075:DHS v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal.
1960:Immigration and Customs Enforcement
1562:Act to Encourage Immigration (1864)
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1279:Guy E. Mailly (February 5, 2010).
1182:Jennifer Delson (March 11, 2007).
1158:from the original on July 12, 2018
1144:Martin Wisckoll (March 18, 2007).
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2424:"Jump Start" (2006–2008)
2409:"Front Line" (2004–2005)
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1995:Board of Immigration Appeals
1831:Executive Order 13780 (2017)
1826:Executive Order 13769 (2017)
1719:UN Refugee Convention (1951)
1633:Gentlemen's Agreement (1907)
1311:"Gilchrist Wins Court Fight"
1070:Vigilantes Gather in Arizona
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2404:"Endgame" (2003–2012)
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1668:Tydings–McDuffie Act (1934)
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2540:Migration Policy Institute
2315:US Citizenship Act of 2021
1871:Temporary protected status
1653:Emergency Quota Act (1921)
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230:Garden Grove, California
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1577:Naturalization Act 1870
1557:Naturalization Law 1802
1533:Naturalization Act 1790
1075:April 16, 2009, at the
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207:U.S. Border Patrol
2601:Borderland (TV series)
2455:Arizona SB 1070 (2010)
1928:Unaccompanied children
1703:Luce–Celler Act (1946)
1493:Relevant colonial era,
1399:on December 14, 2007.
1151:Orange County Register
807:June 11, 2007, at the
586:Yakima Herald-Republic
432:Anti-Defamation League
363:Anti-Defamation League
2178:Immigration reduction
2089:Niz-Chavez v. Garland
1693:War Brides Act (1945)
1572:14th Amendment (1868)
593:on September 24, 2015
295:The John and Ken Show
290:Arnold Schwarzenegger
224:Garden Grove incident
2480:Arizona Border Recon
2460:Alabama HB 56 (2011)
2324:Immigration stations
2258:Proposed legislation
2156:Guest worker program
2131:Brooks County, Texas
2043:US v. Brignoni-Ponce
1760:Immigration Act 1990
1663:Immigration Act 1924
1648:Immigration Act 1918
1638:Immigration Act 1907
1623:Immigration Act 1903
1051:on November 11, 2009
1013:Jerry Seper (2005).
988:The Washington Times
960:. Business Insider.
560:The Washington Times
271:In August 2007, the
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