Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Congressman Calls for ouster of DHS Deputies

Officials urged to resign for lie about border agents

Posted: February 7, 2007
WorldNetDaily.com


Rep. John Culberson, R-TexasA Republican congressman is calling for the resignation of Department of Homeland Security officials who he says lied about the case of two Border Patrol agents imprisoned for their actions in the shooting of a drug smuggler.

As WND reported, at a congressional hearing yesterday, Rep. John Culberson of Texas confronted DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner about his agency's claim it had documentary proof of the guilt of former agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean.

"Richard Skinner admitted yesterday under oath that his top deputies gave members of Congress false information painting Border Patrol agents as rogue cops who were not in fear for their lives and who were 'out to shoot Mexicans,'" Culberson said in a statement.

WND previously reported that at that meeting Skinner's office asserted it had documentary evidence Ramos and Compean: More...

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