YAKIMA -- Except for the occasional shout-out from Minutemen who stood at the corners of Yakima Avenue and 1st St. Thursday most of the noise from this year's illegal immigrant protest came from drivers.

The protests were peaceful for the most part, until the very end when police made at least one arrest and broke up an altercation between a group who may have began a brief scuffle with members of the Minutemen.

Police could not confirm if the suspect or suspects arrested belonged to either the anti- or pro-illegal immigrant groups or neither, however, members of the Minutemen told Action News the person put in cuffs was not one of their own.

But even with the response to the group's message against illegal immigration, the Minutemen seemed to stay to themselves and keep their promise of staying "silent."

"Basically, no confrontation," said Lane Knight and Joe McInturff, who drove from Liberty, WA to attend Yakima's rally. "Hands off."

"This is about legal immigration versus illegal immigration," McInturff responded when asked if the Minutemen's beliefs was about racism.

Those for illegal immigration met at Miller Park, a few blocks away from the Minutemen, and planned to march on 3rd Ave. to end at the federal courthouse so that they wouldn't cross paths with the opposing side.

The Minutemen were ending their protest when those for illegal immigration began theirs. The crowd this year for both sides were not as large as year's past. Many said last-minute organization was to blame this year.

But because of these factors, police were hopeful this year's protest would be peaceful than last year's rally when the Minutemen told Action News they were attacked and had the video to prove it.

The Minutemen armed themselves with cameras during last year's rally, and caught a group throwing gang signs, profanities and even water bottles at them.

"We were there to let our thought and feelings be known and to stand up with an American flag and we were attacked for it," Bruce Lloyd said last year.

Police stepped in, and no one was seriously hurt.

Those against illegal immigration said last year they were also verbally harassed.

This year, protesters against illegal immigration might have dubbed their rally the "Silent protest," but the message was clear and many of them came from outside of Yakima to make sure the message was heard from their corners.

"I think you come here with a passport and a visa and a sponsor, welcome aboard," said Stanley Blunt, who drove from Aberdeen to attend the Minutemen protest. "But don't sneak across the border and tell me you have the right to be here."