Extending 'Zero Tolerance' To People Who Help Migrants Along The Border
Scott Warren of the humanitarian group 'No More Deaths' faces three felony counts for harboring migrants. The number of U.S. citizens arrested for harboring is on the rise.
by Lorne Matalon
May 28, 2019
3 minutes
Arrests of people for harboring, sheltering, leaving food and water or otherwise protecting migrants have been on the rise since 2017, when then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered federal prosecutors to prioritize cases covered under the harboring statute.
Scott Warren, a 36-year-old college geography instructor from Ajo, Ariz., works with a group called called No More Deaths or No Mas Muertes. The group's volunteers leave water and food for migrants traversing the Arizona desert.
Warren was arrested in 2017 and faces three felony counts including conspiracy to transport and harbor migrants. In its complaint, the
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