Ignacio Ramos is a former U.S. Border Patrol agent who was convicted and sentenced to prison in 2005 for shooting a drug dealer. The dealer filed a complaint, and Ramos was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison.Washington Post: Plea for a Pardon: The Hunt For A Free Pass (November 24, 2008) Speculation arose in late November 2008 that Ramos might be one of several incarcerated individuals to receive a pardon from outgoing president George W. Bush.Washington Post: Plea for a Pardon: The Hunt For A Free Pass (November 24, 2008)
On January 19, 2009, Ramos and his partner Jose Compean both received a commutation of their prison sentence from President Bush. With this act of clemency, Ramos' last day in prison will be on March 20, 2009.Fox News: Bush commutes sentences... (January 19, 2009)
Case Against Ramos
On February 17, 2007, Ramos was working near El Paso, Texas, when he responded to a request for backup from fellow agent Jose Compean. Compean had seen a van, being driven by Osvaldo Aldrete-Davila of Mexico, and carrying 800 pounds of marijuana. Davila ran towards the river where he struggled with Compean.World Net Daily: 2 Border Patrol agents face 20 years in prison (August 7, 2006)
Compean was knocked to the ground, and Davila fled. Ramos said that Davila pointed what looked like a gun at him and Ramos shot him. Davila kept running. Neither Ramos nor Compean filed a report.World Net Daily: 2 Border Patrol agents face 20 years in prison (August 7, 2006)
Two weeks later, Davila's mother complained that her son had been shot, and the U.S. government filed charges against both.World Net Daily: 2 Border Patrol agents face 20 years in prison (August 7, 2006)
Ignacio Ramos News
- FOX News: Bush Commutes Sentences for Two Former Border Patrol Agents (January 19, 2009)
- The Hill: Lobbyists offer help to those seeking pardons from departing White House (November 24, 2008)
- Washington Post: Plea for a Pardon: The Hunt For A Free Pass (November 24, 2008)
- FOX News: Second Ex-Border Agent Resentenced in Shooting Case ... (November 13, 2008)
- CNN: Interview with Ignacio Ramos (March 28, 2007)
- World Net Daily: 2 Border Patrol agents face 20 years in prison (August 7, 2006)
- WNCT: Jones calls on President Bush to commute border agents' sentences... (November 24, 2008)
- Wikipedia: Ignacio Ramos
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Ramos was charged with assault with serious bodily injury, assault with a deadly weapon, discharging of a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, violating civil rights and obstruction of justiceWorld Net Daily: 2 Border Patrol agents face 20 years in prison (August 7, 2006)
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Ramos started jail sentence at Federal Correctional Complex at Yazoo City, MississippiWorld Net Daily: Ignacio Ramos reported (June 22, 2007)
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Ramos assaulted in jail and placed in solitary confinementWorld Net Daily: Ignacio Ramos reported (June 22, 2007)
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