Prosecution ‘Deals’ with Mexico Investigated

Judge to hear Judicial Watch request in border agent cases

WorldNetDaily.com

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton, and border security advocate U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo.

A hearing has been scheduled in federal court on a request by Judicial Watch for access to government documents about any deals it cut with Mexico in the prosecution of two former U.S. Border Patrol agents, Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean.

As WND has reported, government documents already have disclosed the fact that Mexican consular officials were the ones who demanded a prosecution of Texas Sheriff’s Deputy Guillermo “Gilmer” Hernandez, who was brought to trial after two illegal immigrants were injured when he fired at a van that had tried to run him down.

U.S. Rep. John Culberson, R-Texas, told WND at that point he “long suspected that Mexican government officials ordered the prosecution of our law enforcement agents.”

“Mexico wants to intimidate our law enforcement into leaving our border unprotected, and we now have confirmation of it in writing,” he said.The hearing on Monday, Judicial Watch said, was ordered by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon on the issue of its request for access to government documents about any deals

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2007-07-21