there is no doubt about it sergeant tahmooressi had three registered guns as i said earlier and we have the tape of it. he called in to 911 to let them know exactly what was happening. so this is not something he was trying to smuggle guns. those guns were registered properly in the united states of america. he was not trying to hide any of his actions. and he it should have been a simple act of the mexican border police, border patrol, whatever agency turning him back over to the united states border patrol and not continue -- this has gone on for two months. it's absolutely heinous and appalling and unthennable. >> it is, congressman. thanks so much for joining us tonight. >> thanks. >> sergeant tahmooressi. he is not the only one, drivers make mistakes at that same border crossing all the time. even members of mexican's border authority have mistakenly crossed into the u.s. the u.s. has not made a federal case out of it. why is this marine so differently. dominic, is this a common thing for americans to cross the border and then be