Illegal Alien get out of jail free

U.S. 'rewarded' alien for his testimony
THE WASHINGTON TIMES February 19, 2007
An illegal alien got a "get out of jail free card" plus U.S. legal documents and monetary compensation from federal prosecutors in exchange for his testimony against a U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of using excessive force during an arrest.
Former agent David Sipe, who was convicted and fired, recently won an acquittal at a court-ordered retrial.
A federal appeals court in Texas ordered the new trial, saying prosecutors gave the illegal alien and two others additional inducements not disclosed at the time for their testimony, including Social Security cards, witness fees, permits allowing travel to and from Mexico, living expenses and free use of government phones.
"The government stated in writing the aliens were allowed to remain and work in the United States pending trial and specified that 'no other promises or advantages' had been given," the court said. "That was not true." Read the rest of this shocking story.

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Mexican Government Involved In Initiation Of
Prosecution Of Agents Ramos And Compean
World Net Daily’s Jerome Corsi -- author of the best-seller “Unfit For Command” -- is reporting that the Mexican government was directly involved in the initation of the investigation against Border Patrol Agents Ramos and Compean which led to their arrest, conviction and imprisonment.
FireSociety Exclusive: Interview with WND’s Jerome Corsi on Mexico’s Role

Department of Homeland Security admits to lying

Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) had admitted to members of Congress...

...that they had lied to Congress about the case against imprisoned agents Ramos and Compean.

Under questioning by Rep. Culberson, a DHS investigator admitted
that his department did NOT have evidence to back up a number of
outrageous claims including: Mexican/American agents Ramos and
Compean "wanted to shoot a Mexican"; confessed to shooting an
unarmed suspect; were belligerent to investigators; lied and
submitted false reports; and stated during the investigation
that the illegal alien did not pose a threat.

In addition, the DHS admitted that it began its prosecution
BEFORE completing their investigation!

This prompted a startled and angry response from Culberson, who charged Skinner's office with lying to the Texas congressmen and painting Ramos and Compean as dirty cops. WorldNetDaily®
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Border Patrol Agents [Update]

But not all the concerned lawmakers are Republicans.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein sent a letter to Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., urging him to reinvigorate an investigation into the Compean and Ramos case. Feinstein asked for the investigation last year but she said in her letter to Leahy that it was never completed.

The Honorable Patrick Leahy
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Chairman Leahy:

At my request, last Congress then-Chairman Specter began a Committee investigation into the case involving Border Patrol Agents Jose Alonso Compean and Ignacio Ramos. However, to my knowledge it was never completed. I am writing to you now to request that you continue the investigation and complete the Committee's work.

As you may know, Agents Compean and Ramos were convicted in March 2006, and sentenced in October 2006, to 12 and 11 years in prison, respectively, for shooting at Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila. Mr. Aldrete-Davila was a drug smuggler who had driven a van containing 743 pounds of marijuana across the Mexican border into Texas. He was shot while fleeing from the Agents in an attempt to cross the border back into Mexico and avoid apprehension. Additionally, Mr. Aldrete-Davila was not seriously injured.

I strongly believe that the sentences in this case are too extreme given the criminal nature of the defendant and his possession of large quantities of drugs, and given the fact that Mr. Aldrete-Davila had physically resisted at least one attempt by Agents Ramos and Compean to bring him into custody.

In addition, to my knowledge, neither of the Agents had prior convictions or any other aggravating circumstances to warrant particularly harsh treatment under the law. Yet, these men were given sentences that some individuals who are convicted of murder wouldn't receive.

Even more disturbing, I have recently learned that Agent Ramos was beaten by other inmates in prison this past Saturday while serving his term. Along with examining the sentencing of the Agents, I urge the Committee to look into why these Agents are not being protected while in the federal prison system. It is not hard to predict that two Federal Agents would be targeted in a prison population and that special precautions should be employed to ensure their safety.

Border Patrol Agents have a difficult and often dangerous job in guarding our nation's borders. I believe that aggressive prosecution of Border Patrol Agents has a chilling effect on their ability to carry out their duties and on the morale of all agents. I also believe that if wrong doing does occur, ensuring fair and safe treatment is essential. I am extremely concerned about how this case continues to unfold and I hope you will finish the Committee's work investigating this case.

Sincerely,

Dianne Feinstein
United States Senator


Letter to President Bush
The recent grotesque prosecution of two Border Patrol agents over the shooting of an illegal immigrant running drugs across our border combined with President Bush's abject failure to do anything about the immigration and border security problems moved SANE's Colonel T. Snodgrass to write directly to the President.

From: Thomas Snodgrass

To: The President

Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 10:05 AM

Subject: Whom are you representing?

Mr. President:

You must certainly be proud of effectively representing the constituency that you apparently believe you were elected to represent -- Mexican drug runners, gun runners, human traffickers, petty criminals, the PRI, and the PAN. Your failure to fulfill your primary constitutional duty of protecting the people of this country from your "adopted" Mexican constituency by not enforcing the sovereignty of our border and U.S. immigration law should be grounds for your impeachment.

Your "open border policy" is just beyond rational comprehension. I have written you in the past about the lunacy of not enforcing border security after 9/11, and now the case detailed below is obviously the direct consequence of your protection of Mexican miscreants. This is your Justice Department running amok here. What do you plan to do next to these brave Americans who had the courage to carry out their duty of protecting our country in the face of your dereliction of duty? Extradite them to Mexico?

You and whoever has advised you on illegal immigration are pathetic!

Tom Snodgrass
Colonel, USAF (Retired)
Prescott, AZ

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In the ongoing battle to protect our borders from not only the flood of illegal aliens but also drug smugglers and terrorists, one particular incident has become the rallying point for border security advocates. This one case involving Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean is now garnering the attention of members of Congress and the White House. The question is simple... do we side with border patrol agents doing their jobs, or do we side with a drug smuggler?
Rep. Hunter, who has introduced legislation to pardon the agents (H.R. 563), says that the situation along the border "requires a strong law enforcement presence."

++ Click here to ask your congressman to support H.R. 563

++ Click here to send a letter to President Bush ---- Full Story

Mexican in Border Patrol Case May Still Face Drug Charges
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Jerome Corsi [co-author with Jim Gilchrist, "Minutemen: The Battle to Secure America's Borders"] spoke with family members of Border Patrol agent Ignacio Ramos who was severely beaten Saturday by five Hispanic illegal alien prisoners.

Monica Ramos repeated what her husband told her to Dr. Corsi: "They all cursed me in Spanish. As they were beating me up and kicking me, they kept calling me 'migra,' 'migra.' I'm pretty sure they were all illegal immigrants."

This Thursday, February 8th, Joe Loya [father-in-law] of agent Ramos will be our guest on Minuteman Radio Network. You can tune in online or on KLAV in Las Vegas from 8-10pm PST. See more info at: minutemanproject.com/

Jerome Corsi [co-author with Jim Gilchrist, "Minutemen: The Battle to Secure America's Borders"] spoke with family members of Border Patrol agent Ignacio Ramos who was severely beaten Saturday by five Hispanic illegal alien prisoners.

Bush Slammed as Border Patrol Agents Begin Prison Terms [Update]

The Republican Party just hammered another nail in their 2008 coffin.
They elected Martinez Republican Party General Chairman
If El Presidente Arbusto doesn't pardon the border agents we will know why.
Bordering on Insanity
"As for President Bush using his powers to pardon the two agents, I can only go by his track record on border security. I expect him to do exactly what he has been doing for the last six years." "NOTHING."

The Associated Press is reporting that President Bush is open to the possibility of a pardon for border agents, saying "there's a process for pardons." He added that the White House will review the case.

As two U.S. Border Patrol agents surrendered to federal marshals Wednesday afternoon to begin serving more than a decade in jail for shooting an illegal drug smuggler, a federal lawmaker and conservative advocacy group expressed outrage at President Bush for not pardoning the men.

"This is the worst betrayal of American defenders I have ever seen," Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said of the president.

"It's shameful this was done by someone who is in the Republican Party," the California Republican added in comments coinciding with the jailing of agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. Bush "obviously thinks more about his agreements with Mexico than the lives of American people and backing up his defenders."

"Our border agents risk their lives daily to uphold our immigration laws and defend our borders," he said. "If the conviction of Ramos and Compean is an indication of how our government will repay them, we can be certain good men and women will soon flee the ranks of Border Patrol service."

The immunity agreement protected Aldrete-Davila from being charged in the United States with drug smuggling. Ramos and Compean found 743 pounds of marijuana in the van he abandoned near the Rio Grande along the border with Mexico.

Aldrete-Davila was shot after he illegally entered the United States near Fabens, Texas, and refused efforts by the agents to stop his vehicle. Court records show he jumped from his van and ran south to the Rio Grande, where he was confronted by Compean, who was knocked to the ground.

Although wounded, Aldrete-Davila managed to cross the border and escape in a waiting van. The government's prosecution began after an investigator from the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General located Aldrete-Davila in Mexico. The investigator had been dispatched after the suspect's mother complained to a Border Patrol agent in Arizona that her son had been shot.

Ramos and Compean shot Aldrete-Davila somewhere in the nether regions.
Perhaps they should have aimed a little higher.