Bryan Barton

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Bryan Barton (b. April 19, 1980) is a California native and candidate for the House of Representatives seat for the 53rd congressional district. He gained a measure of notoriety in April of 2005 when he was involved in an incident with an illegal alien during his participation in the Minuteman Project.

[edit] "T-Shirt Incident"

On April 6, 2005, while participating in the Minuteman Project, Barton apprehended an illegal alien crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The potential illegal immigrant claimed to have been lost in the area for two days, following which Barton gave him some cereal and milk to eat while the immigration authorities were on their way to arrest him. In the process, he became controversial because he photographed and videotaped the illegal alien holding a custom-made shirt with the writing, "Bryan Barton caught me crossing the border and all I got was this lousy T-shirt."