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| Aug 10, 2000 | Contact: Press Office 202-646-5172 |
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INS Awards To Agents Who Illegally Raided Gonzalez Family Home Both Unethical And Outrageous Judicial Watch Will File Complaints Against Meissner, Reno, Holder, And INS Agents For Misuse Of Taxpayer Resources (Washington, D.C.) Yesterday, Doris Meissner, head of the Clinton-Gore Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), outrageously announced that she would give awards to the agents who gassed and beat innocent bystanders in Little Havana during the illegal raid of the family home and neighborhood of Elian Gonzalez' Miami family. Meissner's announcement is undoubtedly calculated to try to influence court proceedings filed against her, Attorney General Janet Reno, and Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder for over $100-million in damages for violation of the constitutional rights of Cuban Americans and others during the Elian Gonzalez saga. Meissner, whose INS worked with the Clinton-Gore White House to illegally approve citizenship applications to obtain Democratic votes in the 1996 elections, is, in the view of Judicial Watch, the most lawless head of the INS in American history. In this regard, she fits in nicely with Attorney General Reno and Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder, who have presided over a coverup not only of the Elian scandal, but the Chinagate scandal as well. Meissner's press secretary, Maria Cardona, participated in the illegal coverup of the scandal concerning the sale of seats on trade missions at the Clinton-Gore Commerce Department, when she was press secretary of that agency as well. "To allow these individuals to sanction awards for agents who have violated the constitutional rights of American citizens constitutes an outrage," stated Judicial Watch Chairman and General Counsel Larry Klayman. "Ms. Meissner, Ms. Reno, and Mr. Holder will get 'awards' and so will their agents, but they will be large damage awards to set an example that this type of totalitarian conduct will never again be permitted in our democratic nation," stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. Judicial Watch will be filing complaints against Ms. Meissner, Ms. Reno, Mr. Holder, and the INS agents with appropriate authorities for the misuse of taxpayer resources to reward INS agents who should, frankly, be incarcerated, not congratulated with government trophies. |
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