The Minuteman Project was founded in early 2005 to secure America’s borders by means of civilian volunteer observers.  Incorporated in mid-2005 as a Delaware nonprofit corporation, the Minuteman Project is governed by a board of directors under applicable law.

A need and a desire came about from Patriotic United States Citizens to monitor and report the activities of illegal border crossings from Mexico into the United States.  The early public issue need was to stop the flood of illicit drugs as well as other contraband from being smuggled into the United States across the mostly unwatched Southern border of the United States with Mexico.

More recently, the public issue has become the smuggling of illegal aliens along with the drugs and other contraband. Hence, the public outcry to Secure The Borders and Stop Illegal Immigration!