SF Sheriff Tries to Keep Sanctuary Policy
"Sheriff Michael Hennessey and a majority of supervisors have blasted a federal program that takes fingerprint information from jails and sends it directly to immigration authorities. The City's sanctuary ordinance prevents city officials from assisting immigration authorities unless a felony is suspected. Hennessey called on the California Department of Justice to shield information from the federal government," the SF Examiner reported. Hennessy seized upon a fact-sheet issued from ICE about the ability to opt-out from Secure Communities to argue that SF could opt-out, but as the office of Atty. General Brown said in a statement, SF county is a political subdivision of the State of California and must abide by Brown's decision to implement Secure Communities statewide.