protectionist
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8 U.S. Code § 1373 - Communication between government agencies and the Immigration and Naturalization ServiceLook old friend, if the Sheriff's policy is out of line then it needs to be adjusted. The SF law as it stands is not against the law. If the difference between being forbidden to ask, not forbidden to discuss someone's status with the Feds, and the Feds had this guy in prison and didn't deport him. Save your vitriol for the Feds, they are responsible for deportations not San Fransisco.
We do not (yet) have every Barney Fife stopping the wetbacks on the street to ask for their papers. That is not the law, and the laws that sanctuary cities have created are legal, like it or not. You might believe they are breaking the Federal laws, as if you give a damn about obeying the Feds, but they are not. This is a Federal issue, not a state or local issue. They had the guy in prison right before this and didn't deport him. And next time, use a real source and read up first.
(a)In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal, State, or local law, a Federal, State, or local government entity or official may not prohibit, or in any way restrict, any government entity or official from sending to, or receiving from, the Immigration and Naturalization Service information regarding the citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual.
(b) Additional authority of government entities
Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal, State, or local law, no person or agency may prohibit, or in any way restrict, a Federal, State, or local government entity from doing any of the following with respect to information regarding the immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual:
(1) Sending such information to, or requesting or receiving such information from, the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
(2) Maintaining such information.
(3) Exchanging such information with any other Federal, State, or local government entity.
(c) Obligation to respond to inquiries
The Immigration and Naturalization Service shall respond to an inquiry by a Federal, State, or local government agency, seeking to verify or ascertain the citizenship or immigration status of any individual within the jurisdiction of the agency for any purpose authorized by law, by providing the requested verification or status information.
8 U.S. Code § 1644 - Communication between State and local government agencies and Immigration and Naturalization Service
Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal, State, or local law, no State or local government entity may be prohibited, or in any way restricted, from sending to or receiving from the Immigration and Naturalization Service information regarding the immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of an alien in the United States.'