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August 07, 2006

Border Agents Face Jail for Chasing Smuggler - "What Kind Of Justice Is This?"

"[Ignacio] Ramos, 37, and [Jose Alonso] Compean, 28, are set to be sentenced Aug. 22 for shooting Osbaldo Aldrete-Davila, a Mexican citizen, on Feb. 17, 2005, in the small Texas town of Fabens, about 40 miles south east of El Paso . . . The smuggler was given full immunity to testify against the agents and complete medical care at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, in El Paso . . . Ramos and his family say they no longer can be silent. 'They don't throw this many charges at guys they've caught with over 2,000 pounds of marijuana,' Ramos said. 'There's murderers and child rapists that are looking at less time than me,'" the Daily Bulletin reports. "'How are we supposed to follow the Border Patrol strategy of apprehending terrorists or drug smugglers if we are not supposed to pursue fleeing people?' he continued. 'Everybody who's breaking the law flees from us. What are we supposed to do? Do they want us to catch them or not?' Ramos also said that both supervisors who were at the scene knew shots had been fired but did not file reports."

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The injustice being done to these border patrol agents is unbelievable. The illegal alien is trying to sneak in 800 pounds of weed and they offer him a deal and now may be able to sue for millions of dollars. What the hell is wrong in this country. I would like to know why a FED went the extra mile to track down a drug dealer - illegal alien to nail two hard working border patrol agents. This whole thing stinks and everyone knows it.

Posted by: Brian on August 7, 2006 10:46 AM

This is B.S.

Why is this creep getting medical care at an Army Medical Center?

As for the Border Patrol Agents - as far as I'm concerned if they come 500 feet inside MY country illegally - LETHAL FORCE IS AUTHORIZED.

Posted by: Sick 'n Tired on August 7, 2006 11:17 AM

What garbage! ridiculous charges and full immunity for a smuggler.
This is also happening on local levels, folks, with police officers. I have a friend who is a cop, who chased a robber across the street and was told he did the wrong thing and put everyone in danger of being hit by a car! The case against the criminal was dismissed. Can't offend anyone you know.
One way or another, the powers that be will turn this country into a cesspool, where the scumbags win!

Posted by: Born American on August 7, 2006 11:43 AM

we need a wall!

Posted by: hugo on August 7, 2006 03:33 PM

The US government under the direction of El Presidente' Bush has gone insane. Absolutely NOTHING seems to get through to him vis-a-vis illegal immigration; maybe what Cindy Sheehan ought to do is invite Mexican illegal aliens to her new home near Bush's ranch and tell them that her good friend has some government jobs for them.

Posted by: George Elkerton on August 7, 2006 03:34 PM

THE GLOBALISTS DON'T CARE ABOUT US, WE"RE THE ENEMY AND THE ILLEGALS ARE THEIR FRIENDS

Posted by: softwarengineer on August 7, 2006 03:51 PM

It appears to me that the policy for Cubans of once your feet touch america soil you are free is what the Border patrol is suppose to do for illegals. If the illegal had already hurt the partner then the Ramos was in danger had every right to use force. The Judges,attorney, and politicans need to go to jail not these border patrol agents.

God help America we are going in the wrong direction just as fast as our legal system can go.

Posted by: Beckyal on August 7, 2006 05:28 PM

Now for some good news, 9 dead and 12 injured illegal immigrants due to spike strips laid down by the Border Patrol in Yuma, AZ. Wonder what this is gonna cost us?

Posted by: bobby o on August 7, 2006 06:27 PM

Obviously Rene Sanchez is in with the drug smugglers. Why hasn't this person been arrested and fired? Border patrol agents should have the same protection as police officers.

Posted by: Dave Andre on August 7, 2006 07:04 PM

Prosecuting border agents for protecting the borders, sounds like a genuine Bush administration plan for the border. Any American who can't see the lunacy," is" a lunatic.

Posted by: Bobby on August 7, 2006 07:18 PM

!!!! They should have been given medals !!!!

Posted by: Greg on August 7, 2006 08:56 PM

I'd say that the time when many of us citizens may have doubted that "the government wasn't doing anything" (or much) to secure our borders, to enforce our laws (even existing ones, much moreso any new ones that may appear), to work sincerely to defend and protect us citizens of the U.S., that time's past.

This article helps explain the fitful, pitiful comments by President Bush, that "deportation (of illegal aliens) isn't going to happen/isn't realistic/won't work..."

He and those like him are not working to defend and protect, in my estimation, but to exploit and render defenseless. To explain our military involvement (elsewhere, another continent) is to define interests there that ARE deemed worthwhile to protect and defend, and yet here we are in the U.S. and the words, "border" and "illegal" seem to mean "that which needs to be swept under the rug."

Posted by: -S- on August 7, 2006 10:46 PM

Ok, everyone clearly see's the injustice in this story. Question is, what can we do to help these agents get cleared of these charges. Is anyone doing anything to fix this?????

Posted by: Jim Greer on August 8, 2006 10:40 AM

Who's Rene Sanchez?

Posted by: quinton on August 8, 2006 11:30 AM

It is time for Americans to stand up and take back our nation, I called Sen Cornyn at 202-224-2934, his re-election is set for 2008, and Sen Hutchinson 202-224-5922 her re-election is this year 2006, she also has an amnesty bill with Rep. Pence, so I say call the offices and demand that they call the District Attorney's office, and get the border patrol officers exonerated immediatly. and also remind them that they work for the American people, and we will show them that the November election will not be Democrat / Republican, Americans will vote for the one who does the job!!!!, and also tell them that they should forfit the retire package, which is paid by the American people, and they continue to aid and abett the illegal law breakers.

Let's all get to calling, and one more thing tie up the white house line at 202-456-1111 Let's remind the Treason President that the Mission Accomplished will be when the Laws are enforced and the borders are closed, and demand that Michael Chertoff, Alberto Gonzalez, and Rumsfield be fired!!!!!!!!

yvonne - usa citizen

Posted by: ysalcido on August 8, 2006 12:39 PM

What a crock of ching-! How can you do this to our
Border agents. Those of you who think us hardliners
are hostile to Mexican-Americans and legal immigrants will see that we are livid about this B.S. Any person with a hispanic surname who puts on the badge of the "MIGRA" is 120% loyal American. We absolutely need to have a perponderance of spanish speakers on the southern border. I have ZERO quarrel with that!
My outrage is against the breakdown of society, not any racial bias against the tens of millions of legal,reasonable, good hearted, and in the Military,BRAVE Americans with Mexican roots. I welcome them to join us GRINGOS on the "HARDLINE FRONTERA", and encourage their youth to enlist in the Border Patrol !

Posted by: Allan S. on August 8, 2006 10:29 PM

I am a Border Patrol Agent. This could happen to any agent who does his job. I need to find another job before Rene Sanchez and his friends get me arrested.

Posted by: Frank on August 11, 2006 02:44 AM


I now know the definition of the term
" STINKING SANCHEZ "

Posted by: Gregg Gridley on August 14, 2006 03:41 PM

I cannot believe the injustice and travesty that has happened to these law-abiding, law-enforcing Americans. My ex-husband "wore the badge" many years, my former pastor was a border patrolmen, my brother retired as a law enforcement officer, and I currently have a nephew who wears the uniform proudly. To think that this could have happened to one of them is unthinkable. As an American with Mexican roots, I am ashamed of the message our legal system is sending to criminals across the border! Get these officers help, and get it now!

Posted by: Annie on August 15, 2006 01:08 AM

There needs to be a chorus that continues to grow louder than the BS rhetoric of "hardworking" "better life" and it needs to be "Deportation". We are planning a visible protest here in Houston to highlight what will come if people don't wake up. It will read ..."the Narco state is nigh!" At the march in Houston I held a sign that said "Try jumpin the fence at Disneyland" and one organizer for the free ride group tried to shooo me off the city sidewalk.
Anyway, my group will go support these guys and these lowlife politicians better take notice. By the way, MX. has 13 decapitations this year.

Posted by: kojak on September 7, 2006 04:10 PM