FBI arrests member of armed civilian border group in NM
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: Saturday, April 20th, 2019 at 4:26pm
https://www.abqjournal.com/1305276/armed-civilian-border-group-member-arrested-in-new-mexico.html
LAS CRUCES – A New Mexico man belonging to an armed group that has detained Central American families near the U.S.-Mexico border was arrested Saturday [4/20/19] in a border community on a criminal complaint accusing him of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, authorities said.
F.B.I. Arrests Leader of Right-Wing Militia That Detained Migrants in New Mexico
By Simon Romero
New York Times
April 20, 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/us/militia-arrest-border-new-mexico.html
The firearms charge against Mr. Hopkins is relatively minor. But it is likely the start of a deeper investigation into his activities and those of the militia, and opens the way for the authorities to bring more serious charges like kidnapping and impersonating a police officer or an employee of the United States.