Just one day after Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean were released from federal prison, Paso Del Norte Civil Rights Project is saying they don't agree with the decision. Leaders of the civil rights group have posted a statement on their Myspace page saying releasing the two men was wrong.
"We feel that it encourages law enforcement officers to violate civil rights and to break the law," Briana Stone said.
Supporters of the former agents have said all along the government was too hard on the men when it came to sentencing. Both men were convicted after the man they shot testified against them.
The agents were sentenced to 10 and 11 years.
"I feel really sad, i feel like the lives of people here on the border, of migrants aren't valued the same as other people," Briana Stone said. "I feel that it's just another example of how our civil rights are in danger."
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