You said -- A pardon is granted to someone guilty of wrongdoing. The border agents did nothing wrong. They should be apoligized to and let go, they don't need a "pardon".
Well, while the President *can* pardon, he can't undo a conviction. A court can do that -- but that's (again) *not* the President.
AND, if those border agents *really believe* that they did nothing wrong (and I'm not saying one way or another, here) to the point of thinking that a pardon "indicates" that they *did* do something wrong -- then -- those border agents are free to *reject* the pardon and stay in jail to assuage their conscience.
Regards,
Star Traveler
I was commenting in general, wasn't refering to the President per se.
If any pardoning is going to be done, it's upto the border agents whether or not to pardon the judge for wrongly convicting them.
And what are Thanksgiving turkeys guilty of, those who receive Presidential pardons ?