Washington, D.C. (AHN)-U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) announced Friday he will offer an amendment to an annual spending bill that would prohibit the federal government from using funds to enforce the prison sentences of two U.S. Border Patrol agents.
If approved, Tancredo, a Republican presidential hopeful, said the amendment would force the release of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, who were sentenced to 11- and 12-year prison terms respectively for shooting a fleeing alleged drug-smuggler.
"Americans have been waiting months for the president to right this wrong and I am not going to wait any longer," Tancredo said, according to The Washington Times. "It's time that the Congress took matters into its own hands."
He added, "This kangaroo court in Texas has made a decision, but Congress is under no obligation to provide the administration with the funds they need to enforce it." |