Much ado has been made of the minuteman who came into contact with an alien, and gave him a shirt.

This illiegal alien was given food, the t-shirt (given to him, not simply asked to pose with it), and 20 bucks by the minuteman. In most of the video, as seen in the photos to follow, the illegal was on the opposite side of a fence, and could easily have taken off any time he chose. After the encounter, when border patrol arrived, the illegal shook hands, and gave a hug to, the minuteman, and gave a thumbs up to the videographer.

After this contact, the Minuteman was asked to go home by the MMP, for breaking the strict "no contact" rule, even though most of what is seen is a humantarian act.