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Senate holds hearings on Border Agents Ramos and Compean.(INSIDE TRACK)
"As we meet today, two veteran border patrol agents languish in their 180th day of solitary confinement," said Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.). "These men for five and ten years, respectively, put their lives at risk doing what is arguably one of America's toughest law enforcement jobs. Both are military veterans, both have unblemished work records. Officer Ramos, in fact, was nominated to be Border Patrol Agent of the year." Rep. Rohrabacher was one of six witnesses who testified on July 17 before a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing "to examine the prosecution of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean."
Accusing U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton and his prosecutors of repeatedly lying in the case, Rep. Rohrabacher said: "In this case the U.S. Attorney's office decided to give immunity to a professional drug smuggler, accept his word that, even though he was in possession of a million dollars in drugs, that he was unarmed and then throw the book at the border patrol agents, turning into a felony what should have been addressed, at most, by a 5-day suspension for the violation of internal procedures."
Congressman Rohrabacher testified: "In summary, the Ramos and ...
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- Private contractor may help Border Patrol.
- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) September 7, 2007 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) September 7, 2007 700+ words
...Byline: David Mclemore Sep. 7--The Border Patrol runs glossy Web videos and ads during...private agents to temporarily augment the Border Patrol's mission along the Mexican border...said spokeswoman Shea Snider. Border Patrol officials say that they don't need...
- INS Names New Tucson Border Patrol Chief.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 24, 1999 700+ words
...new Chief Patrol Agent of the Tucson Border Patrol Sector. Aguilar, one of the key architects...Assistant Regional Director for the Border Patrol in the agency's Central Regional...said Gus de la Vina, Chief of the Border Patrol. "His expertise and leadership have...
- INS Names Douglas Kruhm New Assistant Commissioner of Border Patrol
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...position of assistant commissioner, Border Patrol. Kruhm has been serving as assistant...he was the project director for the Border Patrol Academy at Ft. McClellan, Ala...FY 1995 budget will pay for 700 more border patrol agents, equipment and technology in...