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Jeff Sessions: “When jurisdictions choose to return criminal aliens to the streets rather than turning them over to federal immigration…”

On the recordNovember 29, 2017
When jurisdictions choose to return criminal aliens to the streets rather than turning them over to federal immigration authorities, they put the public safety at risk. San Francisco's decision to protect criminal aliens led to the preventable and heartbreaking death of Kate Steinle.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Jeff Sessions criticizes San Francisco's sanctuary city policy in relation to the death of Kate Steinle.

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