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JUDICIAL WATCH SUES US GOVT. ON BEHALF OF IMPRISONED BORDER PATROL AGENTS

Jul 21, 2008
Story Timeline:  84 days

Posted on Sunday, July 20 @ 10:04:20 CDT Topic: Border Patrol American US Security JUDICIAL WATCH SUES US GOV'T. ON BEHALF OF IMPRISONED BORDER PATROL AGENTS By NWV Staff Writer, Sarah Foster Posted 1:00 AM Eastern Ignacio "Nacho" Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, the two Border Patrol agents shamelessly prosecuted by the U.S. government for shooting and wounding a Mexican drug smuggler, Oswald Aldrete-Davila, on February 17, 2005, have not been forgotten by many Americans -- such as attorney's from Judicial Watch -- who are actively pursuing their release from captivity. The two Border Patrol agents were sentenced to 11 and 12 years respectively. Meanwhile, Aldrete-Davila, who attempted to smuggle 750 pounds of marijuana into the U.S., was given medical treatment and immunity for his testimony against the railroaded border... [read full story]                    

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