The role to be portrayed: "that of Detainees." -- "Operations are staged day
and night, and in all weather conditions." -- The employer was identified only as a "government contractor."
As indicated in my earlier post, the Homeland Security Checkpoint was up and running for a second day near mile marker 146 on Southern Arizona's State Route 86. I arrived at the checkpoint and videotaped the encounter shortly after 4:00 pm.
This an an update on Day 2 of a suspicionless Southern Arizona checkpoint being conducted by the Department of Homeland Security. The checkpoint is currently located near mile post 146 on Arizona State Route 86 - over 40 miles North of the internatio
This is an update to my earlier post regarding an internal Homeland Security checkpoint currently being operated on Southern Arizona's State Route 86 near Mile Post 146. Video and a writeup regarding my encounter is now available.
While driving Westbound along Arizona State Route 86 near mile marker 146 this morning, I came upon a temporary suspicionless federal checkpoint being manned by Border Patrol agents employed by the Department of Homeland Security.
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