A key organizer of Monday’s planned immigrant protest at Marshall Park has reportedly been threatened by a group calling itself the “Midnight Militia.” Immigrant advocate Oliver Merino posted the threatening letter on his Facebook page late Tuesday, chiding the senders by noting “at least they spelled my name correctly.” The handwritten postcard uses racist and anti-gay terms, and notes Merino’s role in recently presenting city and county leaders with a list of demands on behalf of the 54,000 undocumented immigrants living in Mecklenburg County. It also concludes with a threat against undocumented immigrants: “You better find you a hole and get in it. They have your home address.” Merino could

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