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San Francisco: No 'legal basis' to hold shooting suspect
The San Francisco Chronicle ^ | July 3, 2015 | Associated Press

Posted on 07/03/2015 4:04:44 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawyer for San Francisco's sheriff's office says it had no authority to honor an immigration detainer on a suspect in the shooting death of a woman at a popular tourist destination.

Francisco Sanchez has seven felony convictions and has been deported five times, most recently in 2009, a federal agency said Friday. He was arrested about an hour after Wednesday's seemingly random slaying of Kathryn Steinle at Pier 14 — one of the busiest attractions in the city.

(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Mexico; News/Current Events; US: California; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: aliens; california; deportef; embarcadero; ferrybuilding; immigration; jeb2016; kathrynsteinle; mexico; murder; pier14; pleasanton; sanfrancisco; texas
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Remember the shooting of a man and his two sons in 2008 (murder). Their crime, driving down a street. The murderer Edwin Ramos, was shielded by San Francisco.

From header, “Years before he was accused of killing a man and his two sons, Edwin Ramos was a teen criminal shielded by city from deportation.”

The man charged with killing a father and two sons on a San Francisco street last month was one of the youths who benefited from the city’s long-standing practice of shielding illegal immigrant juveniles who committed felonies from possible deportation, The Chronicle has learned.

Edwin Ramos, now 21, is being held on three counts of murder in the June 22 deaths of Tony Bologna, 48, and his sons Michael, 20, and Matthew, 16. They were shot near their home in the Excelsior district when Tony Bologna, driving home from a family picnic, briefly blocked the gunman’s car from completing a left turn down a narrow street, police say.

Ramos, a native of El Salvador whom prosecutors say is a member of a violent street gang, was found guilty of two felonies as a juvenile - a gang-related assault on a Muni passenger and the attempted robbery of a pregnant woman - according to authorities familiar with his background.

In neither instance did officials with the city’s Juvenile Probation Department alert federal immigration authorities, because it was the city agency’s policy not to consider immigration status when deciding how to deal with an offender. Had city officials investigated, they would have found that Ramos lacked legal status to remain in the United States.

Federal authorities, however, also missed an opportunity to take Ramos into custody just this past March - after they had learned of his immigration status and started deportation proceedings, and after Ramos was arrested in San Francisco on a gun charge. For reasons the federal agents cannot explain, they did not put an immigration hold on Ramos.
(more at the link)

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Slaying-suspect-once-found-sanctuary-in-S-F-3276361.php

I believe KAMALA HARRIS (rumored for Supreme Court appointment if Barry gets one), had a lot to do with the Sanctuary stuff. The only Talk Show host that I remember going ballistic over this was Savage (2008).

In 2003, Kamala Harris was elected District Attorney of San Francisco. She was re-elected in 2007 and served from 2004 to 2011.


21 posted on 07/03/2015 4:33:33 PM PDT by machogirl
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To: Timber Rattler

I wonder how much Trump paid this guy...


22 posted on 07/03/2015 4:34:05 PM PDT by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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To: vette6387
I hope we're getting to a place where we have civilian trials on the spot, immediately after the act or the apprehension of the perp and justice is meted out immediately following the verdict. -

The alternative is the not very attractive prospect of just rounding up the people without regard to their reason for being on American soil and disposing of them by whatever expeditious means become available.

23 posted on 07/03/2015 4:34:45 PM PDT by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I’m confused. Immigration gave the illegal alien back to San Francisco because they had an active drug warrant so why did SF release them?


24 posted on 07/03/2015 4:37:24 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (American Taliban - The Democratic Party)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

This is liberal “logic” for you. No reason to hold this guy whatsoever....good grief.


25 posted on 07/03/2015 4:38:19 PM PDT by driftless2
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To: CGASMIA68

yep


26 posted on 07/03/2015 4:39:11 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

27 posted on 07/03/2015 4:41:07 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: DoughtyOne

You beat me to this.
I hope this woman’s family sues San Francisco blind. Then fire this Horne woman.
Show these tyrants there are consequences to their actions.


28 posted on 07/03/2015 4:43:50 PM PDT by rikkir (Anyone still believe the 8/08 Atlantic cover wasn't 100% accurate?)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
"It's not legal to hold someone on a request to detain. This is not just us. This is a widely adopted position," she said.

San Francisco County Sheriff’s Legal Counsel Freya Horne is criminally responsible for that woman's death.

This is a widely adopted position, don't ya know...

29 posted on 07/03/2015 4:44:35 PM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
"She just kept saying, 'Dad, help me, help me,'" Sullivan said.
That is heartbreaking, just heartbreaking. I can't imaging the emotional pain.

I know the state can't stop all the criminals, but this is not a time to justify catch and release. Admit that the policy regretably results in some amount of death and destruction, if you feel an urge to talk about it.

30 posted on 07/03/2015 4:46:33 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Sanctuary city, take your life in your hands (spit).The place deserves just about anything that happens to it.


31 posted on 07/03/2015 4:47:20 PM PDT by mongo141 (Revolution ver. 2.0, just a matter of when, not a matter of if!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

No legal basis?

Let me get this straight:

California has a three-strikes law (or if not, imagine this in another state)

The perp is a loser something like seven times over, plus his five catch and release raps. He’s in for a dozen.

But, since the perp isn’t an American citizen, he only gets just-in-time, memoryless, short-sided, politicized justice. No three strikes for him.

But if you’re a citizen...


32 posted on 07/03/2015 4:48:03 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
A lawyer for San Francisco's sheriff's office says it had no authority to honor an immigration detainer on a suspect in the shooting death of a woman at a popular tourist destination.

Yes you did have a legal reason for holding him...an ICE detainer. Before I retired, I was responsible for prisoner releases, and if I had an ICE detainer, I always coordinated with ICE to ensure the detainer was still valid, and if it was, to arrange transportation to the facility were federal prisoners were held. There was none of this sanctuary city BS. Enacting such feel-good laws has consequences, deadly consequences, in this case. I bet the victim's family doesn't feel so good about Frisco's policy.

33 posted on 07/03/2015 4:49:35 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: Zeppo
This is a widely adopted position," she said.

"Adoptions" are not mandatory. If it's an adopted position, then they did it of their own accord, and are responsible for the consequences.

34 posted on 07/03/2015 4:49:42 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Too bad it wasn’t the Sheriff’s spouse instead of an innocent victim .... bet the Sheriff would have found a reason to hold him!!!!!


35 posted on 07/03/2015 4:59:08 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (No matter the laws that get passed or the edicts given they are just queers, freaks and perverts.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

He probably wanted his guaranteed 3 meals a day & cable TV. He will be greeted behind bars, some will honor him as a hero, or at least he will have more status. I will never forget this statement from some legal immigrants: “oh, come on, the jails in the US are like the hotels in Mexico.”


36 posted on 07/03/2015 5:12:04 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try.)
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To: SaveFerris

Sooner or later, our broken “justice system” is going to learn what vigilante justice means.


37 posted on 07/03/2015 5:12:13 PM PDT by boycott
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To: Jacquerie

Sanctuary cities are in violation of federal law. I think SF leadership needs their heads unscrewed then rescrewed back on again CORRECTLY. Federal law TRUMPS their law. Did I say ‘TRUMPs’?


38 posted on 07/03/2015 5:15:26 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: mongo141

I hope San Francisco tourism takes a big hit after this.


39 posted on 07/03/2015 5:17:47 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: SaveFerris
HATE CRIME

HATE CRIME

HATE CRIME

HATE CRIME

HATE CRIME

Waiting for 'hate crime' (racism) charges in 3-2-1..?

40 posted on 07/03/2015 5:19:05 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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