Migration Policy Institute: What Drives Anti-Migrant Vigilantes

In recent years, vigilante groups opposed to immigration have formed to conduct patrols, stage parades, and even commit violence against asylum seekers and other migrants in Europe, North America, and other regions.

Vigilantes often claim that the government has been soft on irregular migration and use performative, symbolically heavy imagery to sway public opinion. 

This article traces the trends in vigilante movements targeting migrants.