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Title: Mexico's Sovereignty and U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi Post by: WhiskeyGirl on May 29, 2014, 07:54:24 PM Quote Tamara Holder: Mexico May Have Political Motives For Holding Marine Sgt. Tahmooressi On May 28, U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, who is being held in a jail in Tijuana for crossing into the country with firearms, appeared before a Mexican judge for what was supposed to be his first evidentiary-type hearing. It wound up being delayed until June 4 because on Wednesday Tahmooressi fired his initial attorney Alejandro Osuna. On March 31, Tahmooressi was arrested by the Mexican border patrol after he accidentally drove across the San Ysidro checkpoint and into Mexico with his three legally owned guns. It is a crime to knowingly enter Mexico with firearms and ammunition. The sentence can be up to 30 years in prison. ::snipping3:: But legal procedure is not the only issue in this case. Tahmooressi’s “honest mistake” defense invokes an equally important issue of politics. According to the former U.S. official, Mexico takes its sovereignty seriously and feels as if the United States does not respect its laws and independence. read more here - http://nation.foxnews.com/2014/05/29/tamara-holder-mexico-may-have-political-motives-holding-marine-sgt-tahmooressi (http://nation.foxnews.com/2014/05/29/tamara-holder-mexico-may-have-political-motives-holding-marine-sgt-tahmooressi) Millions of illegal aliens have crossed our border for decades. I read that thousands cross daily - terrorists, welfare opportunists, children, gang members, drug smugglers, human traffickers... What about the sovereignty of the United States of America? What if all those illegal aliens and others crossing the border got 30 years in jail each? What is wrong with this picture? I imagine that if the ruling class had enforced the laws like Mexico we wouldn't need Amnesty II, and it's never ending open borders. What is wrong with this picture? just my humble opinion Title: Re: Mexico's Sovereignty and U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi Post by: Red on November 01, 2014, 10:59:43 AM Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi freed from Mexican jail
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/11/01/mexican-judge-orders-jailed-marine-andrew-tahmooressi-freed-family-spokesman/ Quote After 214 days in a Mexican prison, Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi crossed the US – Mexican border Friday night, boarding a private jet for Florida shortly after 9 p.m., after a strong diplomatic push convinced a judge to release the former Marine on humanitarian grounds. ::snipping3::His release comes after a lengthy trial and a Congressional hearing in September highly critical of Obama Administration efforts to secure his release and Mexico’s refusal to let him go. Tahmooressi said he made an innocent mistake the evening he crossed into Tijuana with three weapons in his truck on March 31. Title: Re: Mexico's Sovereignty and U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi Post by: Red on November 01, 2014, 11:01:45 AM Marine veteran freed from Mexican jail
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/oct/31/andrew-tahmooressi-marine-veteran-released-mexico/ Quote A Mexican federal district judge in Tijuana on Friday ordered the immediate release of a U.S. Marine veteran being held in Baja California on federal weapons charges. ::snipping3::Andrew Tahmooressi, who was on trial for crossing the border with ammunition and three loaded weapons on March 31, returned to the United States Friday night and flew to his family’s home in Florida. The decision by the Mexican Attorney General’s Office to cease its prosecution of Tahmooressi brings to a close a high-profile case that has resounded far beyond the border. In the United States, it prompted calls for Tahmooressi’s release from politicians, veterans groups and conservative talk show hosts. But for months there had been an impasse, as Mexican federal prosecutors insisted that the case be resolved through the courts — not through diplomatic or political pressure. |