VIDEO: Obama Refuses to Respond to Heartbroken Mom of Solider Trapped in Mexican Prison Were all aware that Obama bent over backward and violated laws to release deserter Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for the release of 5 Taliban terrorists. Meanwhile, Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi has been jailed in Mexico for over three months, after accidentally crossing the border. Obama has done nothing to help. A White House petition has garnered over 100,000 signatures asking for Obamas response to Tahmooressis mother, who is yet to hear anything from Obama or the State Department. The lack of response remains even after Jill Tahmooressi appeared on CNN to discuss her sons troubling status. All the while, he remains locked in a Mexican Prison. I did reach the 100,000 signature threshold, but that was May 30ths; and I go on every morningthe first thing I do when I wake upI go online. And Ive not received a response yet on that WhiteHouse.gov petition site, so that is frustrating, Tahmooressi claims. Interesting that Obama is so willing to help a deserter but does little to help an active and loyal soldier. Now, it is believed that Tahmooressis mother is looking to be hiring a third attorney to have charges against her son dropped. 