A convoy calling themselves ‘God’s army’ plans to head to the Texas border to stop migrants from entering the US

• A convoy is heading to the southern border to stop migrants from entering the United States.
• The group’s leader described their tactics as “domestic internal defense.”
• It is not clear what the group plans to do once they reach the border.

A convoy of hundreds of people plans to head to the Texas border to stop migrants crossing into the country from Mexico.

The group, called “Take Our Border Back,” is organizing on Telegram and now has more than 1,600 followers.

One of the group’s organizers described them as ” God’s army” in a planning call, according to Vice.

“This is a biblical, monumental moment that’s been put together by God,” one organizer said, per Vice.

Another said: “We are besieged on all sides by dark forces of evil.”

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God. It is time for the remnant to rise,” they said.

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