Officials with U.S. Border Patrol and the National Park Service repeatedly ordered the group to move, warning them the site was closed to the public. But when the protesters refused, armed federal agents knocked them to the ground, yanked them apart and drew stun guns in a confrontation caught on camera. ADBut none of those situations appears to have gotten as ugly as the confrontation between Indigenous groups and federal officials near Quitobaquito on Monday. ADSome construction workers filmed the action, and two Park Service officials asked the Indigenous group to move away, according to the radio station. ADTwo Park Service officers charged through a human chain of protesters before pulling back.

Source: Washington Post September 23, 2020 11:03 UTC