Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-16-2019
Abstract
So, I think that there are a number of potential charges here under state law. As I mentioned, false imprisonment. … New Mexico law defines false imprisonment as intentionally confining or restraining another person without his consent and with knowledge that he has no lawful authority to do so. ... Kidnapping, which is a more serious charge, is another potential charge. And that requires the unlawful taking, restraining, transporting or confining of a person by force, intimidation or deception.
They're not in a position to advocate for themselves. Generally, they don't speak English. Generally, they don't know whether they do have any rights. And generally, they're coming from countries in which there's much weaker rule of law.
Publication Title
Newsy
Recommended Citation
Maryam Ahranjani,
Newsy interviews Maryam Ahranjani, Are Armed ‘Guardian Patriots’ at US-Mexico Border Breaking the Law?,
Newsy
(2019).
Available at:
https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/law_facultyscholarship/742
