The Sonoran Desert unfolds in a stark palette of muted grays and browns, where mesquite and creosote bushes cast ghostly shadows across the arid expanse. Winter’s bite cuts through the volunteers’ layers as they raise their cameras or pull face masks higher, preparing for the looming confrontation that hangs in the crystalline air like an approaching storm.
In this unforgiving terrain — the kind that has silently claimed countless lives — church volunteers gather at makeshift camps near the border, their mission to distribute water and offer shelter to exhausted migrants. Blue tarps flutter against the ancient backdrop of scrub and distant mountains, a temporary haven in an indifferent landscape.
January 2024 brings 28-year-old army veteran and podcaster Cade Lamb, a close friend of Kyle Rittenhouse, storming upon the volunteers and asylum seekers with the intensity of gathering thunder. His camera becomes an invasive presence as he films migrants who’ve traversed thousands of miles seeking asylum. The accusations of “aiding and abetting false asylum-seekers” that he hurls at the aid workers slice through the desert air. The footage would find new life days later in a campaign fundraising video sent out by his father — former Arizona sheriff and then-U.S. Senate candidate Mark Lamb — who poses an ominous question to his supporters: “Does this not look like a terrorist camp right here on our southern border?”
Like medieval raiders who once prowled territories attacking the vulnerable, today’s border marauders traverse these lands hunting not for gold or silver, but for the currency of clicks and political influence. Armed with smartphones instead of swords, they transform humanitarian spaces into stages for manufactured outrage, battling an orchestrated “invasion” that exists only in their heads and the rampant conspiracy theories dreamt up by anti-immigrant extremists.
Anthony Agüero exemplifies this evolution, arriving like a desert monsoon in December 2024, his rage breaking over elderly church volunteers with the same raw force as the seasonal monsoons that reshape these borderlands. “All of you guys are fucking criminals! You guys are anti-American white guilt scum,” he thunders. These accusations of treason are carefully calculated to energize his nearly 65,000 Twitter/X followers.
This transformation of America’s southern border represents a stark departure from earlier vigilante movements. Where figures like Roger Barnett and Jack Foote’s Ranch Rescue conducted armed roundups in the early 2000s, facing legal consequences for violent confrontations, today’s movement operates in plain sight, dissolving the boundaries between vigilantism and law enforcement. These self-appointed defenders have created a sophisticated multimedia empire, complete with livestreams, branded merchandise, and donation drives fueled by carefully cultivated fears of foreign invaders.
The movement’s tendrils extend far beyond the desert Southwest. In Chicago, anti-immigrant extremism has forced Spanish-language church services online and sent families into preparation for potential raids. The incoming Trump administration’s plans to “deputize” private citizens in immigration enforcement threatens to ignite an already volatile situation, with Tom Homan poised to implement what could become the largest mass deportation campaign in American history.
From their desert strongholds, these groups forge troubling alliances with local law enforcement and government officials, conducting unauthorized patrols while masquerading as neighborhood watch or “security consultants.” Their actions include the deliberate destruction of water stations meant to prevent deaths in the harsh terrain — all while claiming to defend against what they envision as organized waves of “military-aged” terrorism.
The human cost extends beyond the migrants in their crosshairs. Humanitarian aid workers face escalating harassment and threats, while border communities strain beneath the weight of heavily armed outsiders playing soldier in their midst. As one longtime border resident observed: “There’s no invasion here — except by law enforcement officials and anti-immigrant groups.”
The profiles that follow reveal some of the key players driving this movement. From Ben Bergquam to Anthony Agüero, Craig Sawyer to Jaeson Jones, these individuals share common DNA: they monetize fear through social media.
These organizations and individuals have crafted a personal brand built on inflammatory rhetoric and conspiracy theories, transforming human suffering into a lucrative media spectacle. Their stories illuminate a dark evolution in America’s borderlands, where ancient desert shadows now conceal not just desperate crossings, but a new breed of profiteers who’ve turned human desperation into digital gold.
Ben Bergquam
Ben Bergquam has emerged as one of the most prominent and polarizing figures in border journalism. A self-described “political evangelist” and star of “Frontline America,” he reaches millions through Real America’s Voice network’s “Law and Border” show while maintaining close ties with Christian Nationalist figures including former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, Sebastian Gorka, Ted Nugent and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
Bergquam frames his mission in stark ideological terms: “These are people that hate our ideals. They hate our foundation of Judeo-Christian values, and they want to replace it in their godless, globalist, communist, and ironically now, jihadist ideas.”
Bergquam launched “Frontline America” in June 2017, describing its mission as “exposing the lies of leftism/communism in America.” By 2024, he had amassed over 540,000 followers across social media platforms. His border coverage frequently characterizes immigration as an “invasion,” focusing heavily on what he terms “military-aged” male migrants who rape women and children.
Bergquam sees “invaders” lurking in every shadow. In December 2024, he filmed what he called “illegals” outside a hostel in Monterrey, Mexico, 150 miles south of the U.S. border. That same month, he complained on a livestream about perceived “illegals” on a flight from San Diego to Fresno, California, following similar complaints about migrants at an Atlanta hotel in October 2024.
Bergquam’s path has been marked by significant controversies. In April 2017, he was beaten and required stitches at a pro-Trump rally in Berkeley, California. In May 2020, he led a group of COVID restrictions protesters involved in an altercation with Fresno City Council President Miguel Arias at the politician’s private residence. The shoving match resulted in police involvement and subsequent threats against Arias’s family. In January 2022, he was hospitalized with COVID-19. Despite having childhood asthma, he declined vaccination, instead promoting ivermectin obtained through a group called America’s Frontline Doctors run by January 6 insurrectionist Dr. Simone Gold.
His reporting methods have drawn criticism from humanitarian organizations. In 2021, Al Otro Lado, a migrant rights organization, accused him of spreading disinformation about their work.
Bergquam maintains extensive political connections through regular appearances on Steve Bannon’s “War Room” show and collaborations with Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). In 2019, he accompanied Greene during a confrontation at Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) office. He frequently appears alongside conservative media figures like Charlie Kirk and Ted Nugent on Real America’s Voice network.
In April 2024, Bergquam sparked further controversy by sharing social media content suggesting approval for limiting voting rights to white men.
Bergquam’s online store includes $200 Trump flags, $44.95 MAGA hats, and $24.95 “Let’s go Brandon” t-shirts.
Anthony Agüero
Operating as “Conservative Anthony” and under his “Border Network News” brand, Anthony Agüero has transformed from a real estate agent , felon, and failed politician in Texas into one of the border’s most militant anti-immigrant voices. His approach centers on confrontational encounters with migrants and aid workers, which he films for social media.
In December 2024, Agüero confronted elderly church volunteers providing water to migrant families, unleashing a tirade: “You’re a fucking liar. All of you guys are fucking criminals!… You guys are anti-American white guilt scum… All of you guys are guilty of treason.” He followed with an ominous warning about incoming border czar Tom Homan: “All of this is coming to an end! Tom Homan is coming for all of you guys!”
His aggressive tactics frequently target vulnerable populations. In one widely circulated video that aired on Newsmax, Agüero filmed sleeping children in their parents’ arms while detained by Border Patrol, shining bright lights on them while baselessly claiming: “They’re sedated. They are sedated!” In another incident documented by PBS in 2019, he was recorded screaming at a group of seated migrants, comparing them to “roaches” and calling them “motherfuckers.”
Agüero’s political network is extensive. He has accompanied Republican Representatives Tom Tiffany, Lauren Boebert, Madison Cawthorn, Chris Jacobs, Michael Cloud, John Rose, Ronny Jackson, and Mary Miller on border visits, sometimes serving as their translator. He’s driven Representative Randy Weber in his truck, posed for photos with Boebert, and found an ally in Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA posts his videos, and Steve Bannon frequently features him on his show.
His criminal history includes multiple serious convictions. Beyond marijuana possession arrests in 2003 and 2004, on September 15, 2008, according to a sworn police affidavit, he assaulted an ex-girlfriend who offered him a ride home from a bar and rebuffed his attempted kiss. Agüero punched her in the face with a closed fist until she blacked out, dragged her from her car, smashed her cell phone and continued to punch and kick her torso. In 2010, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor family violence assault causing serious bodily injury — a third-degree felony — in connection to that crime and was placed on probation. He violated that probation in November 2010 when he was arrested for driving while intoxicated and sentenced to a fine and three days in jail. In 2015, he was sentenced to two years in state prison for felony vehicular assault while intoxicated.
Agüero was a participant in the January 6th Capitol riot, where he was filmed entering the Capitol Rotunda and chanting “our house” on the steps. “We were all there. It was not Antifa and it was not BLM. It was Trump supporters that did that yesterday. I’m the first to admit it, being one myself,” Agüero boasted on January 7. “I walked amongst all those people.” He has vigorously promoted QAnon conspiracy theories and Pizzagate across his social platforms while pushing false claims about Democrats and human trafficking.
Agüero’s online store peddles coffee mugs with his photo on them and t-shirts depicting his truck.
Arizona Border Recon
Founded by Tim Foley in 2011, Arizona Border Recon (AZBR) conducts armed operations in southern Arizona’s remote regions. Foley, a former paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division, leads teams of volunteers who patrol rugged desert areas, tracking and monitoring people they believe have crossed the border without authorization.
Operating primarily in sectors near Nogales and Arivaca, AZBR uses military-style tactics and equipment including night vision devices, trail cameras, and communications gear. They maintain hidden observation posts in strategic locations like a spot they have dubbed “Baby’s Head Gap.” The group’s members, many of whom are military veterans, employ tracking techniques and small unit tactics as they monitor remote crossing points.Their methods have been the subject of numerous stories in Soldier of Fortune magazine and reporters embedding with Foley’s militia.
Foley maintains close surveillance of established migration routes, using networks of trail cameras and observation posts to track movement through the desert. His teams document and report migrant presence to Border Patrol, though they have also engaged in direct confrontation. Foley describes their approach candidly: “When you’re standing there with AR-15s and my guys are pretty much all combat veterans…they just stand there and say ‘Vámonos’ and it works.”
AZBR’s activities have drawn significant controversy and criticism from human rights organizations and local communities. Some businesses in border communities like Arivaca have explicitly banned AZBR members from their establishments, viewing their armed civilian patrols as dangerous vigilante activity.
Recently, AZBR’s role has drawn renewed attention as Foley has indicated potential expanded cooperation with federal authorities under new border security initiatives. Civil rights organizations continue to express serious concerns about armed civilian groups conducting law enforcement-like operations, particularly given the vulnerable status of many migrants crossing through dangerous desert terrain.
Mayhem Solutions Group
Mayhem Solutions Group (MSG), led by president Shawn Wilson, positions itself as a border intelligence operation and maintains close ties with Turning Point USA. Wilson frames his work in stark ideological and religious terms, stating “I have a strong belief in God, and I believe that good men have to stand up and fight for what’s right and righteous, and my battle is with evil.”
In a January 2024 appearance on the Veronica Live podcast, Wilson made several revealing statements about MSG’s activities: “People are visual creatures and they want to see it or it doesn’t exist. So that’s what we’ve been trying to do along with our partners like Jaeson Jones and Victor Avila and the people from Border 911 and Turning Point USA. I work with all those organizations. I also work with other agencies, state agencies and federal agencies…” He added, “We interview and interrogate migrants when they come across so we know what’s going on.”
Wilson’s militant stance became clear when he declared in a separate YouTube interview, “I know I have men standing ready to do violence or whatever on our behalf if we need to. We have people working in the shadows, combating and disrupting this. Just be sure of that. And once President Trump takes office, we’ll kick into full gear and we’re going to save this country.”
Wilson claims to provide intelligence briefings to members of Congress and state legislators about border threats, consistently pushing an alarmist narrative about what he describes as an “invasion.” He alleges extensive connections between Mexican cartels and international terrorist groups, claiming, “We have cells of Hezb and Hamas in Mexico” and warning of threats he says could exceed the scale of violence seen in Israel. He describes what he calls “narco culture” in Mexico as deeply embedded, stating, “They glorify the narco culture in Mexico… Everything is pro-narco. In Mexico, they have an endless supply of child soldiers.”
He specifically points to cartel capabilities, stating they have “armored vehicles… airplanes… belt-fed machine guns… rocket-propelled grenades, surface to air missiles.” While attempting to expand into private security services across multiple states, MSG has faced regulatory challenges in Florida, North Carolina, and Tennessee for operating without proper licenses.
Mayhem, which has changed its name to MSG Risk Management and Intelligence, has been paid more than $20 million dollars as a subcontractor by the State of Texas for busing migrants.
Veterans for Child Rescue
Former Navy SEAL Craig “Sawman” Sawyer has transformed from a military and Hollywood technical advisor into a controversial figure promoting conspiracy theories and border militancy. His organization, Veterans for Child Rescue (V4CR), founded in 2017, claims to combat child trafficking but has become increasingly entangled with conspiracy theories and far-right politics.
Sawyer launched V4CR in 2017 on Alex Jones’ InfoWars show, where Jones supported the initiative with a $100,000 check. He produced a film called Contraland about pursuing alleged pedophile rings on the southern border with his “VIPR team: Veterans Interdicting Pedophile Rings.” However, the film, released in May 2020, doesn’t show them actually interdicting any pedophile rings at the border. Mostly it depicts Sawyer mimicking Chris Hansen in NBC’s ill-fated show “To Catch a Predator” in Millerville, Tennessee, where his involvement in a sting operation caused a major scandal prompting Tennessee Bureau of Investigations to become involved due to the improper methods Sawyer and his collaborator, a Qanon-obsessed assistant police chief, employed. The assistant police chief resigned due to the scandal.
Back home in Arizona, Sawyer has appeared at events alongside incoming border czar Tom Homan. At a recent shindig, Homan was introduced by Justin Moon, a firearms manufacturer and son of Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon, sharing the stage with far-right figures including Pizzagate promoter Jack Posobiec, QAnon advocate Mel K, and Ivan Raiklin.
Kim Kelley, a former associate, raised serious concerns about V4CR’s activities, stating, “In the almost four years that I worked with Veterans for Child Rescue, I’m not aware that they ever actually combated child trafficking.” She described their activities as “performance activism,” primarily consisting of tagging along with law enforcement during predator stings.
In 2018, Sawyer promoted claims about a supposed child trafficking site near Tucson, Arizona, which local and federal law enforcement, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, investigated and found to be nothing more than a homeless encampment. His involvement with conspiracy theories extends beyond border issues. He has shared content on social media platforms making unverified claims about plane loads of children being trafficked into Nashville, though Nashville police say they have never had any reason to believe such flights exist. He has also promoted posts referring to what he calls “a satanic cult masquerading as Jews” and a “banking cabal of Luciferian child rapists,” promoting harmful anti-Semitic tropes.
While Sawyer has occasionally expressed skepticism about QAnon, writing “I’m not big on q, mainly due to how scary some of the followers are in their cult follower tendencies,” he regularly shares Q-adjacent conspiracy theories and interacts with pro-Q personalities.
Sawyer’s website includes links where supporters can send him money as well as an online store replete with socks, skull caps, and patches among other items bearing the paramilitary group’s logo.
Jaeson Jones
Former Texas police captain Jaeson Jones has transformed border fear-mongering into a profitable enterprise as a Newsmax correspondent reaching approximately 25 million Americans weekly. As vice president of Border911 alongside Tom Homan, Trump’s former ICE director and newly designated border czar in the second Trump administration, Jones exemplifies how amplifying immigration fears through conservative media can lead to lucrative opportunities and political influence.
Jones, who frequently collaborates with Project 2025 supporter Turning Point USA, enjoys unprecedented access to Texas DPS operations, regularly featuring their helicopters and personnel in his Newsmax reports. Text messages obtained through records requests show regular exchanges with DPS’s head pilot, who provides Jones with intelligence and operational details that other journalists rarely receive. In these exchanges, Jones and officials refer to migrants as “bodies,” treating them as statistics rather than human beings.
Through his company Omni Intelligence and speaking tours with Border911, Jones commands fees of up to $50,000 per appearance and is represented by All American Speakers. These tours, which promote claims of border “invasion,” connect him to The America Project, a major funder of election denial efforts founded by Patrick Byrne and Michael Flynn.
Despite his positioning as a border security expert, records show most of Jones’ DPS career was spent away from the border in non-intelligence roles. His only formal intelligence training came just months before retirement. Yet his dramatic video dispatches, often featuring law enforcement operations as cinematic backdrops, have earned him regular appearances on conservative media outlets and congressional testimony opportunities.
A January 2024 incident at an Arizona migrant aid camp revealed the aggressive tactics employed in Jones’ content creation. Humanitarian workers reported that Jones arrived with armed personnel from Mayhem Solutions Group. The masked men, wearing tactical vests marked “investigator” and sporting Texas DPS Intelligence Division caps despite being in Arizona, reportedly intimidated volunteers and migrants while Jones filmed. According to witnesses, these armed individuals implied they were federal agents and threatened to conduct citizen’s arrests of aid workers who intervened.
Jones’ reporting often contains basic errors — misspelling location names and misidentifying local officials — but his consistent political messaging appears to matter more to his audience than accuracy. His Newsmax segments regularly characterize humanitarian aid workers as “aiding and abetting cartels” and promote narratives about border “invasion,” despite evidence that most arriving migrants are actively seeking out Border Patrol to request asylum.
In congressional settings, Jones has testified about border issues while omitting mention of his media role or speaking fees. He works closely with Border911, producing content alongside other former law enforcement officials who have monetized border security concerns through consulting firms, government contracts, and media appearances.
Jones’ website includes a donations page for those who would like to “join the movement” through financial support or purchase products in his “American Vanguard” line, with merch including the requisite branded hats, tee-shirts and hoodies.
Sonoran Assets Group
In January 2025, when Cade Lamb drove a white Ford F150 to film migrants at a humanitarian aid camp near Sasabe, Arizona, the footage quickly found its way into his father’s Senate campaign emails. Sheriff Mark Lamb’s rapid weaponization of his son’s confrontational visit—claiming the humanitarian camp looked like a “terrorist camp”—exemplifies how the younger Lamb’s activities often serve his father’s political ambitions.
The 28-year-old former Army infantry soldier’s Sonoran Asset Group, founded in 2022, appears to be the latest venture in the Lamb family’s growing empire of anti-immigrant enterprises. The LLC, which maintains no website but offers border tours through social media, fits neatly into Sheriff Lamb’s transformation from a local law enforcement officer in a department-issue polo to a self-branded “American Sheriff” complete with cowboy hat and tactical gear.
Cade’s podcast “Fear Not Do Right”—named after his father’s trademarked catchphrase and merchandise line—exemplifies how the family business has expanded into far-right media. The show has twice hosted Kyle Rittenhouse, who shot three men, killing two people during a racial justice protest. Lamb envied Rittenhouse for his opportunity to pull the trigger and kill people. “Me and all my buddies were really jealous,” Lamb told Rittenhouse, that he didn’t have the opportunity to “punch that timecard” while serving in Iraq.
The elder Lamb has built a substantial business model around anti-immigrant sentiment and right-wing politics, including reality TV shows, a subscription-based “American Sheriff Network,” and merchandise sales through various LLCs. A “constitutional sheriff” who promotes the legally debunked theory that county sheriffs hold supreme authority in their respective counties, Lamb has monetized far-right fears through his organization “Protect America Now,” while building a media presence on Fox News and Newsmax.
Cade’s border activities, often involving filming patrols and taking photos alongside law enforcement, generate content that fuels both his father’s political messaging and the family’s various revenue streams. His Sonoran Asset Group is designed to capitalize on the growing market for border vigilante tourism among Christian nationalists and conspiracy theorists.
The podcast’s website hawks numerous items, including branded grenade t-shirts and camouflage-print shoes.
Anthony Rubin
Anthony Rubin, the 27-year-old founder of the right-wing website Muckraker, has emerged as a key figure in pushing anti-immigration narratives through his deepening partnership with the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project. Mike Howell, the project’s executive director, describes their collaboration as “a very, very powerful one,” though both organizations decline to detail their financial arrangements, citing vague threats from “cartels” and the federal government.
A former amateur MMA fighter from Long Island with a purple belt in jiu-jitsu, Rubin spent years trying to break into right-wing media before finding his niche with immigration content in 2024. His work with Heritage, which he calls “the coveted partnership,” has produced what he claims is “some of the most important information seen during this 2024 election cycle.” This alliance is particularly significant given Heritage’s role as architect of Project 2025, a blueprint for implementing Christian nationalist policies in a second Trump term, with special emphasis on restrictive immigration measures.
Rubin’s methods consistently involve misrepresentation. In April 2024, security footage showed him and his brother arriving at Resource Center Matamoros in flip-flops, claiming they wanted to volunteer. Speaking broken Spanish, Rubin falsely told the center’s director Hugo Terrones that he had worked with migrants “in Colombia, in Panama.” Hours after this visit, the Heritage Foundation posted viral social media content attacking the center.
His three-part video series alleging widespread noncitizen voter registration became one of the most viral pieces of election disinformation this cycle. The second video, focused on Georgia, reached 56.1 million views after being amplified by Elon Musk.
In March 2024, Rubin used hidden cameras to film employees at La Jornada, a migrant aid group in Queens, trying to obtain documentation he claimed could enable noncitizens to vote. The organization’s executive director later explained the document couldn’t be used for voter registration, but the manufactured controversy led to a barrage of threats against the organization.
Rubin’s website sells Muckraker-branded beanies, shirts and hoodies.
Arizona Defense Force
Johnathon Townsend Alexander fancies himself a journalist and claims to be a private detective, but these days he’s more deeply enmeshed in his role as founder and commander of the Arizona Defense Force, a paramilitary group that makes frequent trips to the Arizona border, camo-clad, and weapons drawn.
Alexander’s rhetoric typically characterizes the border situation as an “invasion” facilitated by the Biden administrative policies and humanitarian aid such as water barrels as US-funded treason in cahoots with the cartels. This framing has proved remarkably effective in mobilizing grassroots support and attracting political attention.
While Alexander presents the Arizona Defense Force as a volunteer force of former military personnel dedicated to border protection, their operations raise fundamental questions about accountability, jurisdiction, and the potential consequences should Donald Trump privatize border enforcement. Groups like the Arizona Defense Force, whose missions and photos as a paramilitary force are prominently displayed on social media, present him and his group as mercenaries at the ready.
Alexander’s influence extends beyond direct border activities. His strategic engagement with conservative politicians and organizations has elevated him to a position of significance within anti-immigration circles. A notable example was his April 2023 border tour with Idaho Senator Phil Hart, where he positioned himself as an authority on border conditions. These political connections have provided him with platforms through organizations like the Mark Lamb for Senate and the Daniel Butierez for Congress campaigns in 2024, and a gathering of the Kingman Republican Women, allowing him to shape the narrative around border security among conservative constituencies.
A frequent guest on far-right and conspiracy theorist podcasts, Alexander has named his residence “Fort FBJ” (Fuck Joe Biden), and given it its own Facebook page complete with a map to guide in other like-minded “patriots.” His website for “Live Border News,” offers QR codes linked to his Zelle and PayPal accounts as well as a list of supplies supporters can donate to the cause, such as night vision binoculars, tracking devices and gas cards.
Women Fighting for America
Christie Hutcherson, founder of Women Fighting for America (WFFA), emerged as a key figure in border activism after speaking at a pro-Trump rally on January 5, 2021, in Washington D.C., and was later “named in a presidential records request as part of the Congressional January 6 investigation.”
At the ReAwaken America Tour in Detroit, Hutcherson delivered stark rhetoric about what she termed America’s constitutional crisis. “The real threat are them. They have infiltrated our government at all levels. They are the plague, the disease, and the direct threat to our nation,” she declared during her speech.
Her border activities have drawn particular scrutiny. In January 2024, at the Arizona border near Sásabe, Hutcherson was documented questioning migrants and volunteers while filming, and repeatedly asked migrants, “What Middle Eastern country are you from?” at least six times within five minutes, while accusing aid workers of “aiding and abetting terrorists and traffickers.” Hutcherson was also featured in a BBC documentary describing a group of about a dozen men as 110 illegal immigrants from “the country of Africa” and another small group of migrants as speaking Arabic, a language she claimed was on the terrorism watch list. She is also depicted running after a man suspected to be an illegal immigrant, dodging highway traffic into the desert.
Hutcherson has worked alongside other border activists including Anthony Aguero, as documented in shared footage where they encountered what they claimed were sedated migrant children. In the video, Hutcherson states “These kids are drugged,” while Aguero notes “They’re not even reacting.”
Though she frequently claims collaboration with law enforcement agencies, both the Pima County and Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Departments deny any formal working relationship. Santa Cruz County Sheriff David Hathaway recounted giving her a ride-along that ended when “She was very offended. She said she couldn’t work with any Hispanics, they were all corrupt. She started saying our department was corrupt and controlled by the cartels.”
When asked about formal partnerships with Hutcherson’s WFFA, which describes itself as a “frontline freedom organization,” agencies consistently deny such arrangements exist. In her own words to reporters, Hutcherson maintains: “We let law enforcement do law enforcement’s job. It’s not our job to detain them,” adding “If they’re short-staffed or short-handed, and they asked us to — that’s a whole different ball game.”
Hutcherson’s website has links to Women Fighting for America’s Stripe and Paypal accounts, instructions on how to donate by check, as well as Trump tee-shirts and hoodies for purchase.
