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Border Patrol Agent Accused Of Smuggling Illegal Immigrants Into US

Last Updated:
08-11-05 at 9:06AM

A former Border Patrol agent who is accused of being an illegal immigrant and also is accused of helping to smuggle illegal immigrants into the United States from Mexico has been deemed a flight risk and will be held without bail, a federal judge ruled today.

Magistrate Judge Anthony Battaglia ruled that Oscar Antonio Ortiz, 28, is an illegal immigrant himself, and no amount of bail could ensure his return to court.

Battaglia also said, "the temptation for Ortiz to flee to his Native Mexico is strong."