Posted on 04/11/2002 8:19:03 PM PDT by FreedominJesusChrist
For Immediate Release
Apr 11, 2002
Press Office: 202-646-5172
BUSH/ASHCROFT REWARDED MIAMI INS DIRECTOR WITH PROMOTION TO REGIONAL DIRECTOR POSITION
Robert Wallis Admits Proudest Moment of His Life Was When INS Agent Held Shotgun To Peaceful Protesters Head During Illegal Raid On Elian Gonzalezs Family Home In Miamis Little Havana
(Miami) Judicial Watch, the public interest law firm that investigates and prosecutes government corruption and abuse, took the sworn testimony of Robert Wallis today, wherein the former Miami INS director revealed that he was selected for promotion to Regional INS Director and transferred to Texas in April 2001, under the Bush Administration and Attorney General John Ashcroft.
Wallis admitted, under examination by Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman, that the proudest moment of his life was captured in an Associated Press photograph of INS Supervisory Special Agent Gwenn Reed holding a shotgun to the head of a prone and spread-eagle protestor Mario Miranda during the illegal INS raid to return young Elian Gonzalez to Communist Cuba. Mr. Miranda is a retired Miami police officer and was responsible for safety and security around the Gonzalez home. Wallis testimony came during a Merit Systems Protection Board hearing for INS whistleblower and Judicial Watch client Rick Ramirez. Mr. Ramirez blew the whistle on anti-Cuban and anti-Hispanic bigotry in the Miami INS office, as well as INS supervisors orders to destroy all documents and computer records concerning the Elian Gonzalez saga. Earlier testimony from INS attorney Diana Alvarez confirmed that the orders to destroy documents and records came from INS Commissioner Doris Meissner.
Wallis confirmed that he was aware of Mr. Ramirezs whistleblower disclosures, and of the pervasive anti-Cuban and anti-Hispanic bigotry in the Miami INS office.
Judicial Watch, as counsel for Special Agent Ramirez, has made repeated requests for over one year to Attorney General Ashcroft, asking that he take action in this matter.
It is shocking that rather than take steps to clean out the Miami office of anti-Cuban and Hispanic prejudice, that instead Ashcroft and his Bush administration rewarded, with a promotion, the district director responsible for the prejudice. This shows insensitivity to the rights of Hispanics, stated Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman.
This guy only jackbooted a newsman outside the residence.
But, do you really and truly believe that Bush personally promotes, or even reviews, promotions and transfers of every single low-level bureaucrat in every government agency?
This is the kind of crap that makes Larry look loke an idiot to thinking people.
Pure "National Enquirer" journalism by JW, they have something solid going on, and they still can't keep themselves from looking like idiots.
Oops. This is the deed of the Bush-bot.
From the BBC News site, Friday April 7, 2000, snipped from an article entitled Cubans threaten Miami disruption:
Reno meeting
He is to meet Attorney General Janet Reno on Friday. There are reports that she will try to persuade him to travel to Florida if necessary to persuade the relatives there to hand Elian over to his father.
But a leader of the Cuban exile community in Miami, Ramon Saul Sanchez, said Mr Gonzales should talk directly to the relatives in Florida and decide with them what was best for Elian's future.
Robert Wallis, Miami director of the INS, said his department had gone to "extraordinary lengths" to resolve the dispute during negotiations with the relatives.
"We still hope for an orderly process for reuniting Elian with his father," Mr Wallis said.
"The opportunity to ensure this orderly process rests squarely with the relatives in Miami."
What's new... just a little PR from the "ethical Washington Watchdog".....*********
The Miami INS District Director, Robert Wallis, who played a key role in the raid that reunited Elian Gonzalez with his father, is being promoted. It was recently announced that he would become the new Director of the INS Central Region, headquartered in Dallas. The Central Region oversees INS activities in 18 states, including five that border on Canada, as well as Texas and New Mexico. Wallis has been with the INS for 27 years.
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Klayman finds out about one of the goons' promotion, and he turns it into another chance at fundraising. Don't think this won't be in his next direct mail dump, because it will be.
The goon was probably a mid-level beaureaucrat who was due a promotion. And that's all. If any of you out there think that Bush or Ashcroft check off any promotion below the rank of U.S. Attorney, then I've got some land just south of the Miccosukkee Seminole Indian Reservation to sell you.
Besides, never forget that that six year old Cuban boy got George W. Bush elected to the Presidency. He may be a Young Pioneer right about now, but he is also Fidel's worst nightmare.
Be Seeing You,
Chris
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