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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Ignacio Ramos

Ignacio Ramos stories: 2 news summaries

Bush Commutes Sentences of Former US Border Agents

Pair was convicted of shooting drug dealer

Jan 19, 09 12:56 PM CST
(AP) - In his final acts of clemency, President Bush today commuted the prison sentences of two former US Border Patrol agents whose convictions for shooting a Mexican drug dealer ignited fierce debate about illegal immigration. Bush's decision to commute the sentences of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, who tried to cover... More »

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presidential pardon • commutation • Border Patrol • Ignacio Ramos • George W. Bush • Jose Compean

Border Patrol: OK to Shoot
Fleeing Subjects?

Congress probes case
of jailed agents

Jul 18, 07 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now that the president is in the business of commuting sentences, some lawmakers would like to see him turn his attention to two border patrol agents who drew more than 10 years in prison for shooting a fleeing, unarmed drug trafficker in the back. By federal law, agents are allowed... More »

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Mexican border • deadly force • Border Patrol • Ignacio Ramos • Alonso Compean

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