could have been prevented because the suspect, franciso sanchez. and he was handed over to the san francisco sheriff s department to face an outstanding warrant yesterday they released a statement. homeland security said ice launched an immigration detainer on sanchez and requesting notification prior to his release so they could take custody. that was not honored. the sheriff s department let him go. in response the legal counsel ended up saying this. take a listen. there was no basis for us to hold him based on the city ordinance and our own policy. san francisco does not
meeting with iranians officials in vienna say they have reached a tentative deal but had deal is not complete and the proposal has to be presented to foreign ministers. sanctions have been one of the major sticking points between the u.s. and iran in negotiating a final agreement. we re now learning the man suspected of fatally shooting 32-year-old catherine steinly in san francisco should never have been in the country. it terms out the suspect has seven felony conviction and had been deported five times. will carr is live in our west coast boroughurr bureau. sanchez has a long wrap sheet and san francisco is a sanctuary city which means it doesn t recognize federal immigration law. in march, sanchez was in federal custody. behind bars. but immigration and customs enforcement turned him over to the san francisco sheriff s department to face a local
outstanding warrant. still behind bars. yesterday ice released a statement that said the department of homeland security indicates ice launched an immigration detainer on sanchez at that time. requesting notification prior to his release so ice officers could make arrangements to take custody. it was not honored. on the local side listen to the chief counsel for the san francisco sheriff s department. when he came here he came because he had outstanding criminal charges here which were marijuana related possession and possession for sale or sale of marijuana. those charges were dismissed the next day. when that happened the san francisco sheriff s department let sanchez go. then wednesday he showed up to pier 14 a big tourist destination along the waterfront in san francisco. according to police he allegedly pulled out a gun and fired randomly hitting 32-year-old catherine steinly an
east bureau coming up later in the show. now to a case in california of an illegal immigrant accused of murder that is now playing into the presidential debate over immigration. federal authorities say he never should have been in the country to murder. catherine steinly, she was walking on a pier in san francisco when police say he shot her in a random attack. will our west coast bureau, with the latest on this story. will. hi molly. federal shorts are maintaining that francisco sanchez should have never been on the streets to begin with. he had not only been deported five times, but he also had seven felony convictions, four involving drugs. that according to immigration and customs enforcement. most recently he was in federal custody back in march, but ice turned him over to the san francisco sheriff s department to face an outstanding warrant. in a statement released by ice, it says dhs records indicate ice launched an immigration