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LACOLLE — A dozen patrol cars sat idling next to cornfields, behind warehouses and in gravel parking lots scattered along the Canada-U.S. border Saturday morning, ready to pounce at the first sign of trouble.

For more thantwo years, the quiet border town of Lacolle has become a staging ground for far-right groups to protest against the arrival of refugee claimants who cross into Canada at Roxham Rd.

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The protesters typically wear military surplus boots, replica flak jackets and wraparound shades — giving them the appearance of a paramilitary organization. And, without fail, each of these “anti-illegal immigration” protests has been met by a group of counter-protesters dead set on drowning out the far-right rally.