Speaker. I am on the floor today to bring to the attention of the House the unjust prosecution of two U.S. Border Patrol agents and to urge the President of the United States to pardon these two men. Agents Ramos and Compean were found guilty in a Federal court for wounding a Mexican drug smuggler who brought 743 pounds of marijuana across our southern border into Texas. These agents never should have been prosecuted for their actions last year. yet they had been sentenced to 11 and 12 years in Federal prison respectively. Agent Ramos served Border Patrol for 9 years and was a former nominee for Border Patrol Agent of the Year. Agent Compean had 5 years of experience as a Border Patrol agent. By attempting to apprehend an illegal alien drug smuggler. these agents were simply doing their job to protect the American people. These agents should have been commended for their actions. but instead the U.S. Attorneys Office prosecuted the agents and granted full immunity to the drug smuggler for his testimony against our agents. The drug smuggler received full medical care in El Paso. Texas. was permitted to return to Mexico. and is now suing the Border Patrol for $5 million for violating his civil rights. He is not an American citizen. He is a criminal.
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