Police warn of "Sovereign Citizens" Demanding Citizens Give Up Their Homes | Seattle Cops intervene after extreme squatters 'Sovereign citizens' knock on doors of rich Seattle residents and demand they hand over their mansions A group of so-called sovereign citizens who say they own most of the land in the Western Hemisphere have been knocking on the doors of wealthy homeowners in the Snohomish County area and showing fake documents alleging that their properties belong to them. The group Moorish Sovereign Citizens has been labeled an extremist band of squatters who do not recognize the authority of the United States government or its laws.