SF Public Press: San Francisco is set to revive a portion of its long-standing "sanctuary city" policy, which until last June protected undocumented immigrants arrested on minor criminal charges from the scrutiny of federal officials...
San Francisco Sheriff Michael Hennessey now believes, based on private statements from federal officials, that he is not legally required to honor the so-called "immigration detainers," said the sheriff's spokeswoman Eileen Hirst. She said the department is now reviewing its options, and seeking "guidance" from the Sanctuary Ordinance.
Nine months after the federal data-sharing system synched up FBI and Homeland Security records, federal authorities have deported more than 100 people from the San Francisco city jail who had no criminal record.
Now many of those deportations could come to an end...