Speech #1140105440

She had hopes and dreams and a bright future ahead. but her life was cut short when she was tragically shot. dying in her fathers arms. Her name was Kate Steinle. The suspected killer. who was illegally in the country and deported five times prior to that day. was released into the community by a sanctuary jurisdiction that did not honor a detainer issued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The suspect in Kates death admitted that he chose to be in San Francisco because of its sanctuary policies. Unfortunately. nothing has changed in the last year. Sanctuary cities. including San Francisco. continue to harbor people in the country illegally. Since Kate was killed. there has been a long list of tragedies. tragedies that could have been avoidedsome that could have been avoided if sanctuary policies were not in place. some that could have been avoided if we had a more secure border and beefedup penalties for those who enter the country illegally time and again. Allow me to mention a few of the cases I have been following. In July. Marilyn Pharis was brutally raped. tortured. and murdered in her home in Santa Maria. CA. by an illegal immigrant who was released from custody because the county sheriff does not honor ICE detainers. In July. Margaret Kostelnik was killed by an illegal immigrant who also allegedly attempted to rape a 14yearold girl and shoot a woman in a nearby park. The suspect was released because ICE refused to issue a detainer and take custody of the suspect. In July. a 2yearold girl was brutally beaten by an illegal immigrant in San Luis Obispo County. CA. He was released from local custody despite an immigration detainer and extensive criminal history and is still at large. In September. 17yearold Danny CentenoMiranda from Loudoun County. VA. was allegedly murdered by his peerspeople in the country illegally who also had ties to the MS13 gangwhile walking near his school bus stop.