According to the court case, which Casey lost, the two Salvadorans were walking across a property on foot, at which point one of the members of the vigilante posse started chasing them, firing numerous gunshots and threatening to kill them. The vigilantes held them at gunpoint, making them kneel on the ground and subjecting them to a lengthy interrogation. They were held for approximately 90 minutes before they let them go, but not before threatening to kill them again.

Anyway, Foot may or may not be a murderer, but his group is absolutely in the business of terrorizing immigrants. As luck would have it, Ranch Rescue terrorized the wrong people in March 2003 when they did their usual routine with a group of four Mexican immigrants on March 7. and then with two Salvadorans on March 18th. These immigrants went on to sue, and a judge ruled in their favor, ordering Foote to pay $500,000 and turning over possession of the 70-acre ranch they were operating out of over to the Salvadoran victims.

Seems like maybe, just maybe, these folks are primarily racist vigilantes who like to make their actions seem less despicable by pretending they're fighting a defensive battle against the Mexican military, when in reality, most of what they're doing is terrorizing and abusing scared, vulnerable immigrants.