U.S. Border Patrol Agent orders Robert Trudell to quit taking pictures of her and to delete what he has, 15 February 2015, Ali Ak Chin, Arizona, GOPR8736 We're looking for the Border. Do they have a fence there? Is it a tall one or is it just a, a short one? Yeah, it's a vehicle barrier. A vehicle barrier? About how far down is it? About a mile. Is it possible to film your sign? Where are you from? From Germany. We're doing a documentary on the Border. The sign is the The Tribal Police is going to come after you. You have to get permission to film on the on the Land. It's different, I think you have to, need permission to, when it's commercial photography. They're doing Journalism. Yeah, it's the same thing. you need permission from the Community and from the District and then from But, yeah, you're welcome to film my sign. It's a great sign. Not that it works, but so far they haven't come in. Do you need a 4 wheel.that's the Border Patrol there. It sounds like the helicopters coming. Oh, no, maybe not. They'll send the helicopter out.Okay. Thanks a lot. Good luck. Whatever you do, don't film my arbor. Okay. I'll look for you if you do. We'll just film the sign. Maybe she grows marijuana there The radio Check things geradaus Hi. Hi. Are you guys tourists? We're journalists. Journalists? Do you have permission to be on the Reservation? We didn't know we need one. You did. This right here is Tohono O'odham Nation and it's Federal land.You must have permission. Don't take a picture. Sir. No. [click] 815 walk the dogs out. You can't take a picture of me. I can. I just did. No, you need to delete it. No, no I don't. Alright. 60 on 385 on Ajo. Sir, I'm trying to do my job. Me too. I'll let you do yours in a minute. Just calm down. 10-4 1507 I'm not trying to be rude to you, I'm just telling you the rules of the Nation. So stop taking pictures. [click] Go home. Go away we don't want you here now. You do not have permission to be here. Now do they have permission to be on your land too? They've go permission. They're human beings. Okay. You're not a human being. You're not a human being. You don't belong here. Yes mam. Go away. Right now. 385 on Ajo. I can take them in and welcome them in my home. You have no business out here. That's okay mam, I'm just trying to be sure that it's okay with you to be here. Just go away. That's all I need to know. Do they have your permission? Yes or no? They have permission. You don't. Yes mam. 8773 on Ajo. Yes mam. Yes mam. I will at the end of my shift. Now do they have your ermission to be on your land? Yes or no? Go away. They have permission to be here. They do? Thank you. So you guys have been granted permission from her but when you're on the Tohono O'odham Nation per law you need to have permission to be on their land. Okay. Do we get it? Yeah. She did, she granted it to you. Yeah. All you have to do is get her name. Okay. So when the TO PD pull you over, Mm hmm. Or anyone else. Mm hmm. You just tell them that so and so granted you permission. Alright? Mm hmm. Would you please delete my pictures. No. Because I don't do that. I've never deleted a picture in my life. Why are you taking my picture? Huh? I'm a journalist. But why are you taking my picture? Cause it's an interesting topic that the Border Patrol is, is like one of the top topics in the World. Really? Why? Seriously? Yeah. Cause there's a lot of, what do they call it? Uh, controversy. There's people from all sides getting involved. Hm. That's funny. All we here about is the bad stuff. Oh, is that right? There is no bad stuff. Did you get a hand on them? Negative, it's a journalist who was just granted permission. To be on the property. Were you guys digging in the bushes? No. No? Okay. Alright, so you're not going to delete. Are you going to use it? Cause its.. Hm? Are you going to use my picture? I use all my pictures. I put them on my website. Could you delete my name? You can see them on AjoRocks.com Can you delete my name? No, I won't. It' really for my protection. No it isn't. Yes it is. I've already had death threats on me cause I'm a female. That's a bunch of nonsense I here. No it's not. Mm hmm. I've heard the same story over and over. Really? That's why my Sun lives 35 million miles away. Alright. Seriously. I know you think I'm like 12. People get paranoid. I'm over the age of 40. Do you know what paranoia is? It's not paranoia. Considering that people have run me off the road. already. Okay. Don't say okay. I don't come to your job and say okay you wrote that wrong, do I? You want to bet? I have been to your job and said this? Border Patrol has. I have not, have I? Well the Border Patrol has, the Border Patrol, uh actually sabotaged my career. and uh How did they do that? They stole my phone. My business phone. Why did they steal your phone? Hm? For no... I don't know. That's weird. U

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