Bailey also freed two illegal immigrants who appear on the Michigan State Police Sex Offender Registry and were in the process of being deported. Antonio Ivezaj of Milford had served a 1993 prison sentence after an Oakland County jury convicted him of sexual conduct and was put in federal custody for deportation. He gave Bailey more than $5,000 to release him. The corrupt director also freed a convicted sex offender, Salimo Kriko of West Bloomfield, in 2000 after receiving undisclosed bribes from Kriko’s attorney.

Bombarded with the evidence against him, Bailey pleaded guilty in September to conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to defraud the United States and failing to report a felony. It seems laughable that federal prosecutors asked for an even lighter sentence—two years—than what he got.

The prosecutors, almost apologetic in this case but went after border patrol agents Ramos and Compean like rabid dogs. This is disgusting, Bailey should have received the maximum.