About 20 men dressed in matching army-green shirts, their faces hidden by white masks and sunglasses, protested in front of the Massachusetts National Guard armory in Lexington on Saturday afternoon. The group held a sign reading “Repel the Invaders, Join the Minutemen.”

The building recently began serving as a shelter for migrant families and others in need of emergency housing.

A spokesperson for the Lexington police initially said the protesters were members of Patriot Front, a white supremacist organization known for its anti-immigrant, antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ+ propaganda. Their sign suggests that they are part of a smaller, lesser known group called the New England Minutemen (mentioned here, here and here) that appears connected to other anti-immigrant milita groups.

“”It was intended to be a frightening display and it was,” said one Lexington resident who happened to drive by during the protest.

White supremacist groups have had a growing presence in Massachusetts in recent years.

Their were no reported issues regarding Saturday’s protest, according to Lexington Director of Communications Jonas Miller. The demonstration ended without incident.

Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that the protesters were members of Patriot Front.

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  1. This is the New England Minutemen. They’ve been promoted by NSC 131. Not Patriot Front.

  3. Lexington schools staffs, teachers and administrators; policemen and policewomen and everyone please be kind to our newly arrivals. This is a nation of immigrants. As soon as they can they work hard and pay taxes.

  4. Do this in downtown Lexington on a Saturday; see how popular your narrow minded bigotry will be in such an ethnically diverse town. You are cowards who hide their r faces; and ignorant fools who forget their ancestors came from elsewhere… Disgusting display in front of a National Guard Armory no less!!!

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