Línea Abierta; Texas Edition – Patrolmen Face Prison
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Disclaimer: The following description was created before the live broadcast aired and thus may not accurately reflect the content of the actual broadcast. Two Border Patrol agents who pursued and shot a drug suspect near El Paso were sentenced to more than 11 years in prison. They were convicted of assault with a deadly weapon and civil rights violations. This case has become a cause célébre for border-control advocates, who call for congressional hearings and a White House review. Guests: Mary Stillinger, defense attorney for agent Ignacio Ramírez; María Ramírez, defense attorney for agent José Compeán; Fernando García, director, Border Network for Human Rights, El Paso, TX; Ileana Olguín, executive director, Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services, Inc., El Paso, TX.
