News List

  • ***Press Statement*** Rohrabacher Leads Bipartisan Appeal To U.S. Pardon Attorney On Behalf Of Imprisoned Border Agents
    Nov 20, 2008  - Today, Reps Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and William Delahunt (D-MA) sent an official letter to U.S. Pardon Attorney Ronald Rogers [PDF], asking for his recommendation to the President for commutation for wrongly imprisoned Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. Several Congressional appeal... More
  • OC Register: Ex-border agents sentences unchanged
    Nov 13, 2008  - A U.S. District Court Judge this week left unchanged the sentences of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, the two ex-border patrol agents convicted of illegally shooting a fleeing drug dealer on the Texas-Mexico border. And Rep. Dana Rohrabacher is not happy about Judge Kathleen Cardon’s decision. He... More
  • **NEWS** Former Border Patrol agent resentenced to 11 year"
    Nov 13, 2008  - The second of two former Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting a fleeing drug smuggler was formally resentenced Thursday, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Ignacio Ramos was again given an 11-year federal prison term a day after Jose Alonso Compean was resentenced to his original 12-year ter... More
  • ***PRESS STATEMENT*** Rohrabacher Reacts To Border Agents Resentencing Hearing Today
    Nov 13, 2008  - Washington, DC-November 13, 2008- Today, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher issued the following statement in reaction to U.S. District Court Judge Kathleen Cardone’s decision to leave the sentences of Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean unchanged: “Many patriotic Americans are dismayed by the continu... More
  • Interview: ‘Our people are at risk,’ Rep. Rohrabacher warns
    Nov 4, 2008  - First, sir, let me thank you for the support you and your office have given to the 2008 Maritime Security Exposition and Conference, to be held Nov. 18-19 in Long Beach. Moreover, thank you for this interview and for the strong stances you have taken in regard to maritime and border security. What i... More
  • Drug Smuggler In '05 Shooting Sentenced
    Aug 7, 2008  - The Washington Times Drug smuggler in '05 shooting sentenced Jerry Seper An admitted drug smuggler whom two U.S. Border Patrol agents shot in the buttocks as he fled back to Mexico was sentenced Wednesday to 9 1/2 years in federal prison on drug-related charges. Osvaldo Aldrete-Dav... More
  • Man Shot By Agents Sentenced To 9 1/2 years
    Aug 6, 2008  - Aldrete Davila, man shot by BP agents, sentenced to 9 1/2 years for drug smuggling Posted: var wn_last_ed_date = getLEDate("Aug6, 2008 1:38 PM EST"); document.write(wn_last_ed_date); Aug 6, 2008 01:38 PM Updated: var wn_last_ed_date = getLEDate("Aug6, 2008 3:06 PM EST"); document.write(w... More
  • Washington Times: "Hill letter urges Bush 'review' of jailed agents' case"
    Jul 31, 2008  - Thirty-one members of Congress on Wednesday asked President Bush for an "immediate review" of the convictions of former Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, who were sentenced in 2006 to lengthy prison terms for shooting a drug-smuggling suspect in the buttocks as he fled back to Mex... More
  • Lone Star Times: My thoughts on the 5th Circuit’s Ramos & Compean decision
    Jul 29, 2008  - On December 3, 2007 a three judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court heard appeals on Case 06-51489, United States of America v. Ignacio Ramos; Jose Alonso Compean. I was there seated in the front row witnessing the proceedings and taking specific notes. The 5th Circuit has a non-binding policy of r... More
  • OC Register: "O.C. reacts to appeals court ruling on jailed ex-border agents' convictions"
    Jul 29, 2008  - Orange County residents expressed shock and dismay at the news that two former U.S. Border Patrol agents jailed for shooting an illegal immigrant drug runner at the border will not go free. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Monday upheld a jury verdict convicting Jose Compean ... More