DA Asks to Bypass Sanctuary Law in Child Rape, Murder Cases

District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is asking to bypass San Francisco s sanctuary city rules to prosecute two Mexican nationals who allegedly fled the country to avoid standing trial in their respective murder and child rape cases.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently told Jenkins that it found the fugitives hiding in Mexico, the DA told The Standard in an exclusive interview. But Jenkins said federal officials are unwilling to send the men to San Francisco unless her office and the sheriff agree to notify DHS if the suspects are ever released from custody.

The problem for Jenkins is that San Francisco typically prohibits local law enforcement from helping federal immigration authorities deport someone getting out of jail. So the DA and Mayor London Breed are asking the Board of Supervisors to make exceptions for these two specific cases.

We should not have San Francisco become a place where people are allowed to rape children and murder women, and then so long as they re able to avoid prosecution by fleeing the U.S. they get away with it, Jenkins said. And so I m trying to do my level best to still respect and support our sanctuary city policies while still being able to do my job.

The DA s requests will likely reignite a hot-button issue.

via sfstandard.com

What a legal quagmire this looks to be.