FriendsOfTheBorderPatrol.com is the best source of information about the case of the U.S. Government vs USBP Agents Ramos & Compean. This case violates several sacred tenets of the Constitution in that the non-existant rights (US vs Verdugo-Urquidez - 1990) of doper, Osvaldo Alderete Davila were more important than enforcement the crimes committed by the doper. It is provided for historical and educational purposes so you can learn how America's Departments of Justice & Homeland Security Operate, as well as our Judicial Branch.

*Note: FOBP first raised the issue of US vs Verdugo-Urquidez while assisting both Ramos and Compean in Sept. 2006.

Ramos/Compean Case Status

*Updated on October 30, 2008: Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean's appeals were denied by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Their appellate counsels filed requests for rehearing by the court and en banc, which means a request with all judges of the 5th Circuit Court, which were also denied. Given the level of corruption in our current government and the fact, as we have experienced firsthand on numerous cases, the courts are ignoring the rule of law concerning facts, fair and speedy trials, evidence, abuse on the part of U.S. Attorney Offices and DOJ, as well as going so far as to ignore US Supreme Court Rulings and thus precedence. Though we have complete faith and support in the appellate counsels, faith in the court is an entirely different matter based on rulings by courts of all levels of the U.S. Judicial Branch. As a result, we feel it unlikely to see a ruling from any court in Ramos/Compean's favor, including the U.S. Supreme Court. That is how rampant the corruption is. That is how the U.S. Congress has failed in its Constitutional mandated duty as part of checks and balances to hold the Executive and Judicial Branches accountable.

Rather than raise money for the appeal, and remembering what it took for the NBPC to get involved in the case in the first place, we call on the national to call an e-board meeting, suspend/waive their bylaws, and use their own legal defense fund paid for by agents dues if they truly believe in the courts to correct a matter we first brought to the nation's attention. This is a fund paid into by agents across the nation that agents cannot access, and which is a regular part of their dues. We call on the public to support HR 6367, which amends the law that gave Ramos/Compean 10 years and was misused by Johnny Sutton. We need this bill passed by the House and Senate so both can call on President George W. Bush to commute their sentences prior to the end of his second term on January 20, 2009. You can read about this bill, which is accessible from our home page.

*Appeal Update: Ramos/Compean denied rehearings by 5th Circuit

Ramos/Compean Lose Appeal/10 Year 924c Gun Charge Upheld by Appellate Court.

Ramos/Compean Appeals to 5th Circuit Court, & Responses, & Amicus Briefs

All Ramos/Compean Case Appeal Materials are available below.  Some materials remain sealed to this day from the original trial.  These files are available in Adobe Acrobat format.