U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested Scott Warren in a January 2018 raid near Ajo, Arizona after they found two migrants hiding in the shower of a ramshackle building used by humanitarian groups. The 36-year old faces two felony counts of harboring the undocumented migrants and one felony count of conspiracy
- An Arizona activist charged with harboring two undocumented migrants faces trial on Wednesday in a case likely to set a precedent over what aid U.S. citizens can give to illegal border crossers.
Warren was indicted after former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions instructed prosecutors to prioritize cases involving the harboring of migrants. The crackdown was part of President Donald Trump's"zero-tolerance" policies meant to deter illegal immigration. Warren was arrested the same day No More Deaths published a video showing U.S. Border Patrol agents destroying water supplies the group left for migrants.
"This is an overreach of federal authority," said Juanita Molina, executive director of Tucson-based human rights group Border Action Network."Humanitarian aid is vital to the survival of migrants crossing the desert."
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