Thread: Border rancher's state lease renewed despite protests

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Border rancher's state lease renewed despite protests

TUCSON, Ariz. Arizona State Land Department officials have renewed a grazing lease for a rancher, known for detaining illegal immigrants.

The department acted despite requests from the Border Action Network and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund not to renew Roger Barnett's lease for ten more years.

They say he's engaged in vigilante actions near the Mexican border.

A deputy land commissioner says any violation and the lease will be terminated.

Barnett is the target of three pending lawsuits.

One suit filed by Mexican-American citizens from Douglas claim Barnett threatened them and their children with a weapon as they crossed his state lands to hunt on it with state-issued permits.

One suit filed by Mexican-American citizens from Douglas claim Barnett threatened them and their children with a weapon as they crossed his state lands to hunt on it with state-issued permits.

Must be some Law down there. The times we rented from government. It was classified our, to post no Trespassing or what ever, except no building.

Then these guy is a Rancher. Rancher usually means Cattle, with Cattle around. No Hunting.