Dear Mr. :

Thank you for contacting me regarding the trial of two border patrol agents -- Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. I welcome your thoughts and comments on this issue.

Many Texans have raised a number of questions with respect to this matter, and I believe that Congress should be briefed with the most up-to-date and accurate information regarding this situation. For these reasons, I wrote a letter to Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to request a prompt oversight hearing to consider the facts surrounding the prosecution of these two border patrol agents. The letter also requested that the Senate Judiciary Committee authorize an oversight hearing regarding the incident that led to the prosecution of Deputy Sheriff Guillermo Hernandez of Rocksprings, Texas. Committee hearings help provide the facts and circumstances of these cases to the residents of Texas and the public at large. Our law enforcement personnel and the public have the right to know exactly what is happening on our Southern border and how their government is responding.

I appreciate the dedicated service of those who serve our country as members of the U.S. Border Patrol. As I continue to closely monitor this issue, you may be certain I will keep your views in mind.

I appreciate hearing from you and hope you will not hesitate to keep in touch on any issue of concern to you.

Sincerely,
Kay Bailey Hutchison
United States Senator

284 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-5922 (tel)
202-224-0776 (fax)
http://hutchison.senate.gov


Thank you.