Apparently, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had Sanchez in their custody, but turned him over to San Francisco to finish serving time for a drug charge. The city was supposed to turn him back to ICE afterwards, but didn't
Flashback-Hillary: Sanctuary Cities Protect 'Safety and Security of All Citizens'
Sanctuary cities are being debated in wake of the murder of Kathryn Steinle in San Francisco last week by illegal immigrant Francisco Sanchez who chose the northern California city as his refuge because it was a sanctuary city - a city that doesn't arrest or turn over to the federal authorities any aliens who come into the country illegally.
During the 2008 primary race, Hillary Clinton adamantly supported the concept of sanctuary cities because she felt they guaranteed, the “personal safety and security of all the citizens.” Based on the horrible crime which happened in San Francisco last week, have Ms. Clinton's views changed?
Mr. Sanchez admitted to a local TV station that he murdered Ms. Steinle, was in the country illegally, and was in San Francisco because it was a sanctuary city. Fox News reports that Sanchez had been deported five times and has a criminal record that includes seven prior felony convictions.
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