[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 30, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H992]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    THE TRUTH SET BORDER AGENT FREE

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, another border agent has been tried for 
allegedly using too much force in arresting an illegal at the Texas-
Mexico border.
  Former border agent David Sipe was found guilty in 2001 by a Federal 
court jury for using excessive force in arresting Jose Guevarra.
  According to news sources, the Federal prosecutor hid evidence at 
that trial that was beneficial to the border agent, such as the Federal 
Government had made deals and gave benefits to witnesses like Social 
Security cards, and the prosecutor had not revealed the criminal record 
of a witness.
  Does this sound familiar to anyone? Anyway, Sipe was granted a new 
trial and last week a second jury, after hearing all of the facts and 
the truth, found the border agent not guilty.
  Why does it seem our Federal Government is so zealous in prosecuting 
border agents who appear to be doing their job and give those who 
illegally enter the United States a free pass? Once again, it seems 
like the Federal Government is on the wrong side of the border war.
  And that's just the way it is.

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