Arizona Border Recon (AZBR) is an
American paramilitary militia group in
Arizona
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composed of former military, law enforcement and
private security contractors.
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History
Tim Foley, a former construction supervisor and United States Army
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veteran formed the group in 2011.[ As of March 2018, the group had 250 volunteers operating in the Altar Valley around ]Sasabe, Arizona
Sasabe () is a small Unincorporated area, hamlet in the Altar Valley of southern Pima County, Arizona, Pima County, Arizona, United States, immediately north of the international border with Mexico. It hosts a minor Mexico–United States border ...
,[ armed with personal weapons including pistols, shotguns and semi-automatic rifles. AZBR originally targeted illegal immigration, but as of 2015 had a stated goal of disrupting drug smuggling and trafficking across the ]United States–Mexico border
United may refer to:
Places
* United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
* United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
Arts and entertainment Films
* ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film
* ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two f ...
[ and preventing infiltration by foreign terrorists.][
Foley denies that it is a militia; however, the '']Arizona Daily Star
The ''Arizona Daily Star'' is an American daily newspaper based in Tucson, Arizona, and owned by Lee Enterprises. It serves Tucson and surrounding districts of Southern Arizona in the United States.
History 1877–1925
L. C. Hughes was the ...
'' has reported that "court records show he was intimately involved in militias that formed Operation Mutual Defense to help the Bundy family several years ago during its dispute with the federal government over the use of public land. They continue to detain and hold civilians along the border without any prosecutors bringing charges against them."[
The group took part in the Mother of All Rallies held on September 16, 2017, at the ]National Mall
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in Washington, D.C.
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in support of President Donald Trump
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, where Foley was one of the speakers.
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{{Immigration to the United States
2011 establishments in Arizona
Organizations based in Arizona
Organizations established in 2011
Right-wing militia organizations in the United States