Another victory for law-abiding, pro-enforcement forces:

Patrick Haab, the Army reservist whom open-borders zealots accused of being a "vigilante" for detaining 7 illegal aliens (including their smuggler) until Maricopa County, Az., immigration authorities arrived near the southern border will not be prosecuted:

The Maricopa County Attorney has declined to press charges against a man accused of holding 7 illegal immigrants at gunpoint.

The case had garned national attention with people divided on whether Patrick Haab was a victim or a vigilante.

County Attorney Andrew Thomas decided that Haab was making a lawful citizen's arrest and did not commit a crime.

More:

Thomas' office said Arizona citizens have the right to make a citizen's arrest if either a federal or state felony offense has been committed in his presence or if a felony has been committed and the citizen has reasonable grounds to believe the person he intends to arrest has committed it.

Thomas -- a Republican who in campaigning last year promised a strong stand against illegal immigration -- said Paul Charlton, U.S. Attorney for Arizona, has charged one of the seven men with engaging in human smuggling.

The other six conspired with the alleged smuggler, or coyote -- also felony conduct -- Thomas said. Haab's use of a weapon to detain the men was reasonable under the circumstances, he said.

Meanwhile, one of my old heroes, Garrett Chamberlain, police chief of New Ipswich, NH, is taking personal responsibility for illegal alien criminals in his jurisdiction. Jay Tea at Wizbang has the details.