Border Patrol Informing Mexico of Minutemen Locations

I'm having a hard time believing this. In a time when the immigration debate is raging, the Border Patrol has taken upon itself the duty of informing the Mexican government of the locations of citizen border patrols like the Minutemen:

While Minuteman civilian patrols are keeping an eye out for illegal border crossers, the U.S. Border Patrol is keeping an eye out for Minutemen -- and telling the Mexican government where they are.

According to three documents on the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Web site, the U.S. Border Patrol is to notify the Mexican government as to the location of Minutemen and other civilian border patrol groups when they participate in apprehending illegal immigrants -- and if and when violence is used against border crossers.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman confirmed the notification process, describing it as a standard procedure meant to reassure the Mexican government that migrants' rights are being observed.

"It's not a secret where the Minuteman volunteers are going to be," Mario Martinez said Monday.

"This ... simply makes two basic statements -- that we will not allow any lawlessness of any type, and that if an alien is encountered by a Minuteman or arrested by the Minuteman, then we will allow that government to interview the person."

Minuteman members were not so sanguine about the arrangement, however, saying that reporting their location to Mexican officials nullifies their effectiveness along the border and could endanger their lives.

It's pretty clear now that the priority of the Border Patrol is the protection of the "rights" of the illegals to immigrate north, while the rights of American citizens to protect the borders is going to thwarted. Whoever approved this release of information to the Mexican government should be immediately fired, and I don't care how high it goes.