Well this is a tough situation to really make a judgment on. One the one hand, the illegal immigrants weren't supposed to be in America, much less on his property, but they're still people and holding people at gunpoint just because they're on your property might violate some human rights.

But of course there's the issue of the fact that he had some of his property damaged, found some of his animals dead, and even had his house broken into, by these immigrants. While I think that might give him some more reason as to why he would hold trespassers at gunpoint, his actions, as accused by the immigrants, seem to violate some basic human rights.

I suppose there was always the threat that one of them might be hiding a weapon on their person, and he apparently also had found drug dealers (who one could imagine to be more likely armed) going through his land as well. Under all the circumstances, I believe he was in right to do what he did, and shouldn't have to pay up for any charges against him.
Source(s):
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/09/16-illegals-sue-arizona-rancher...


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