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  • Human Events: Mr. President, Free the Border Agents
    Dec 16, 2008 - For over two and a half years, the unjust prosecution and imprisonment of U.S. Border Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean has weighed heavy on the hearts and minds of millions of Americans. As more details about the case emerge, the louder the pleas for justice have become. The American people can... More
  • ***PRESS RELEASE*** Rep. Rohrabacher Gives Speech At MagLev World Conference
    Dec 16, 2008 - Today, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) gave a policy speech at the International MagLev Conference hosted by General Atomics and the University of San Diego, in San Diego, CA. Rep. Rohrabacher is spearheading the effort to introduce a new, environmentally friendly cargo container transport system known... More
  • ***PRESS STATEMENT*** Rohrabacher Statement on Detroit Automakers Bailout
    Dec 10, 2008 - Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46) has issued the following statement regarding his opposition to the legislation authorizing $14 billion to bailout Detroit automakers: “I do not think the auto industry deserves to be bailed out anymore than any other industry. There are many small businesses goin... More
  • **Blog** Happy Thanksgiving
    Nov 26, 2008 - Nearly 400 years ago, the Plymouth colonists shared a harvest feast with the Wampanoag Indians, giving thanks to God for all they had. George Washington proclaimed the first official National Day of Thanksgiving, in 1789. Lincoln revived the tradition, during the Civil War. Ever since, Americans hav... More
  • Bush's pardon list shows no high-profile convicts
    Nov 25, 2008 - President George W. Bush's latest list of pardons does not include some high-profile criminals who still hope the president will grant them clemency in his final weeks in office. On Monday, Bush granted pardons to 14 individuals and commuted the prison sentences of two others whose misdeeds included... More
  • ***Press Statement*** Rohrabacher Reacts To Omission of Border Agents from President's Pardon List
    Nov 24, 2008 - Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) has issued the following statement on today’s presidential pardons and commutations announcement. The list does not include Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean currently serving over a decade in prison for shooting and wounding an illegal alien dru... More
  • ***Press Statement*** Rohrabacher Leads Bipartisan Appeal To U.S. Pardon Attorney On Behalf Of Imprisoned Border Agents
    Nov 20, 2008 - Today, Reps Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and William Delahunt (D-MA) sent an official letter to U.S. Pardon Attorney Ronald Rogers [PDF], asking for his recommendation to the President for commutation for wrongly imprisoned Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. Several Congressional appeal... More
  • FoxNews: Convicted Ex-Border Agents Hope for Pardons From Bush
    Nov 17, 2008 - Supporters of two former Border Patrol agents facing years in prison for the shooting of a fleeing drug smuggler are urging President Bush to commute their sentences. And if that fails, their lawyers plan to take their case to the Supreme Court. Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, former Border P... More
  • OC Register: Ex-border agents sentences unchanged
    Nov 13, 2008 - A U.S. District Court Judge this week left unchanged the sentences of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean, the two ex-border patrol agents convicted of illegally shooting a fleeing drug dealer on the Texas-Mexico border. And Rep. Dana Rohrabacher is not happy about Judge Kathleen Cardon’s decision. Here ... More
  • **NEWS** Former Border Patrol agent resentenced to 11 year"
    Nov 13, 2008 - The second of two former Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting a fleeing drug smuggler was formally resentenced Thursday, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Ignacio Ramos was again given an 11-year federal prison term a day after Jose Alonso Compean was resentenced to his original 12-year term. B... More