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In this Nov. 30, 2017 file photo, Jim Steinle, center, and Liz Sullivan, right, the parents of Kate Steinle, walk to a courtroom for closing arguments in the trial of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate accused of killing their daughter, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

How the Kate Steinle case became an immigration flashpoint

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In this July 7, 2015, file photo, Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, right, is led into the courtroom by San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi, left, and Assistant District Attorney Diana Garciaor, center, for his arraignment at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco. (Michael Macor/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool, File)

Donald Trump nails it — Jose Ines Garcia Zarate v. Kate Steinle a ‘disgraceful verdict’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 7, 2015 file photo, Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, right, is led into the courtroom by San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi, left, and Assistant District Attorney Diana Garciaor, center, for his arraignment at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco. Jurors ended their fifth day of deliberations Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, without reaching a verdict in the murder trial that sparked a national debate over immigration policy. Jurors are deciding whether Garcia Zarate meant to shoot Steinle in 2015 or if they believe his claim that the the shooting was accidental. (Michael Macor/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool, File)

DOJ demands custody of Jose Inez Garcia Zarate, Kate Steinle killer

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this July 7, 2015, file photo, Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, right, is led into the courtroom by San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi, left, and Assistant District Attorney Diana Garciaor, center, for his arraignment at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco. (Michael Macor/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool, File)

The Latest: San Francisco criticized after jury verdict

Associated Press

In this Nov. 30, 2017 file photo, Jim Steinle, center, and Liz Sullivan, right, the parents of Kate Steinle, walk to a courtroom for closing arguments in the trial of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate accused of killing their daughter, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

White House: Kate Steinle verdict highlights need for border security

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this July 7, 2015, file photo, Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, right, is led into the courtroom by San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi, left, and Assistant District Attorney Diana Garciaor, center, for his arraignment at the Hall of Justice in San Francisco. (Michael Macor/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool, File)

San Francisco defends sanctuary status as backlash mounts

By PAUL ELIAS and JANIE HAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 6, 2015 file photo, Father Cameron Faller, right, and Julio Escobar, of Restorative Justice Ministry, conduct a vigil for Kathryn Steinle on Pier 14 in San Francisco. A jury has reached a verdict Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, in the trial of Mexican man at center of immigration debate in the San Francisco pier shooting. (AP Photo/Beck Diefenbach, File)

Jury acquits Mexican man in San Francisco pier killing

By PAUL ELIAS - Associated Press

"When jurisdictions choose to return criminal aliens to the streets rather than turning them over to federal immigration authorities, they put the public's safety at risk," Attorney General Jeff Sessions said. "San Francisco's decision to protect criminal aliens led to the preventable and heartbreaking death of Kate Steinle." (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Jeff Sessions: Rethink for sanctuary cities after Kate Steinle verdict

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Kate Steinle was killed on Pier 14 in San Francisco while walking with her father. A jury on Thursday found the illegal immigrant who shot her not guilty of murder. (Associated Press/File)

Jose Garcia Zarate Not guilty of homicide charges Kate Steinle shooting

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

No. 16 Stanford women’s 3-point record sinks San Francisco

Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017 file photo, demonstrators march in opposition to the legalization of marijuana in San Francisco. San Francisco supervisors approved regulations for the sale of recreational marijuana following weeks of emotional debate over where to allow new stores. Rules approved by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, call for a 600-foot (180-meter) buffer zone between stores and schools, comparable to the distance required for places that sell alcohol or tobacco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

The Latest: San Francisco could have recreational pot Jan. 5

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FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017 file photo, demonstrators march in opposition to the legalization of marijuana in San Francisco. San Francisco supervisors approved regulations for the sale of recreational marijuana following weeks of emotional debate over where to allow new stores. Rules approved by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, call for a 600-foot (180-meter) buffer zone between stores and schools, comparable to the distance required for places that sell alcohol or tobacco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

San Francisco’s love of neighborhood input slowed legal pot

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press

San Francisco approves rules on recreational pot stores

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2017 file photo, is an overview of the Presidio Terrace neighborhood in San Francisco. Wealthy homeowners whose private, gated and very exclusive San Francisco street was auctioned off after decades of unpaid taxes are asking supervisors to undo the sale Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, prompting cries of elitism in a city obsessed with property and fairness. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Rich San Francisco homeowners get sold-off street back

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2017, file photo, injured Seattle Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor stands on the sidelines late in the second half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, in Seattle. The Seahawks will be without strong safety Kam Chancellor for the rest of the season due to a neck injury he suffered earlier this month, coach Pete Carroll said Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Seahawks rule Kam Chancellor out for the rest of the season

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A group of Pacific Gas &amp; Electric workers wait on Mission Street after reports of an explosion and a gas leak in the Bernal Heights neighborhood Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, in San Francisco. An explosion caused by a gas leak ripped through an apartment building as firefighters arrived on scene to check on a gas leak, a fire official said. No one was injured in the blast that blew out windows and blinds and a garage door but about 100 people had to evacuate nearby buildings. (Daniel Kim/San Francisco Examiner via AP)

The Latest: Evacuees allowed to return after gas explosion

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In this Sept. 29, 2017 photo, a sheriff's deputy guards three men arrested for allegedly cultivating marijuana in unincorporated Calaveras County, Calif. Marijuana has deeply divided the financially strapped county and it is among many now grappling with a pot economy where growers have become increasingly open about their operations and have begun encroaching on residential neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Rush of pot grows splits rural California before legal sales

By PAUL ELIAS - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 17, 2015 file photo, flowers and a portrait of Kate Steinle remain at a memorial site on Pier 14 in San Francisco. Attorneys were beginning their final arguments Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in the trial of Zarate, accused of killing a woman on a San Francisco pier in a case that touched off a national immigration debate. The trial resumed Monday morning with instructions to the jury reminding them not to read newspapers or view social media while they are considering the case. (Paul Chinn /San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

No verdict yet in San Francisco pier killing as jury breaks

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press

Seahawks-49ers Capsule

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 17, 2015 file photo, flowers and a portrait of Kate Steinle remain at a memorial site on Pier 14 in San Francisco. Attorneys were beginning their final arguments Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in the trial of Zarate, accused of killing a woman on a San Francisco pier in a case that touched off a national immigration debate. The trial resumed Monday morning with instructions to the jury reminding them not to read newspapers or view social media while they are considering the case. (Paul Chinn /San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

Jury weighing fate of suspect in San Francisco pier killing

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press