San Francisco to Vote on Immigrant Sanctuary City Rules

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a proposal to clarify guidelines under which federal deportation authorities should be contacted if an immigrant in the U.S. illegally is detained. The plan would direct law enforcement to notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement only if a person detained is charged with a violent crime and has been convicted of a violent crime within the last seven years. San Francisco law contains outlines for city employees to...

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