TUCSON, AZ:"Three Minuteman patrolling the border for illegal immigrants being investigated authorities said 26-year-old Mexican man told agents he was physically restrained and forced to hold a shirt while his picture was taken and he was video taped. The shirt read: "Bryan Barton caught an illegal alien and all I got was this T-shirt." Barton is one of the three volunteers. He told agents that they waved the man over to them, offered him food and water, and gave him the T-shirt and money before the Border Patrol arrived. "All they did was provide water and wait for the Border Patrol," Minuteman spokesman Grey Deacon said. "What's the big deal?" Deacon said project organizers were told by sheriff's officials that the incident wasn't a problem. But Capas said the investigation was continuing and authorities were reviewing a videotape that Barton provided to deputies. "We do not have the time nor the patience for anyone attempting to turn this situation into a three ring circus," Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever said in a statement. Meanwhile, Border Patrol apprehensions of illegal immigrants have dropped notably in the Naco area since civilian volunteers began gathering there. For us, it's clear to see things could get out of control because those in the migration business are not easily intimidated, Garcia said. We're afraid an aggression could escalate into an international incident. Sounds to me like somebody's abit put-out he got caught, I do agree that it was childish of them to take pictures and make T-shirts"
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