Free Border Agents Ramos and Compean!

Persecuted because they were doing their jobs.… That’s precisely what has happened to two U.S. Border agents who were convicted and sentenced to 11 and 12 year prison terms for shooting a Mexican drug smuggler who had crossed our border illegally with nearly 740lbs. of marijuana and physically assaulted one of the agents. This outrageous injustice took place near El Paso, Texas—a hotbed of illegal activity, where drug smugglers, and violent gang members illegally crossing from Mexico are often encountered. On February 17, 2005, U.S. Border Agent Ignacio Ramos (a former nominee for border patrol agent of the Year), and Jose Compean attempted to apprehend a fleeing illegal alien at our border.Today, both are in prison while their appeals are being heard. To make matters even worse, this same illegal alien who was given immunity for his testimony, has since been apprehended again for bringing illegal drugs into the U.S. He was again freed, and is now suing the U.S. for $5 million claiming his civil rights were violated. Click here for the Lou Dobbs report. Grassfire.org is working with key lawmakers calling on the President to pardon the agents. To date we have delivered more than 225,000 petitions to the White House and key government offices. In addition to signing our petitions below, we are urging team members to Fax personalized letters to key lawmakers in this debate. Click here to see the faxes and the targets that include, The White House, Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, Department of Homeland Security and more.

Go To: http://www.grassfire.org/142/petition.asp to fill out the petition to contact President Bush NOW!