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SF 'Sanctuary' Policy Questioned After Escape
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5/KCBS/BCN) 53; An effort by San Francisco to shield eight young Honduran crack dealers from federal immigration officials backfired when the youths escaped from Southern California group homes within days of their arrival.
This is the latest in a string of embarrassments for city officials who are protecting illegal-immigrant drug dealers from federal authorities and possible deportation.
Until recently, San Francisco flew juvenile illegal immigrants convicted of drug crimes to their home countries rather than cooperate with the Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency.
When Federal authorities demanded that San Francisco halt the flights and begin a criminal investigation, the city decided to house some of the dealers in long-term youth rehabilitation centers.
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