After Steinle verdict rep unveils bill to imprison officials who shelter illegal immigrants
Kate Steinle
A Republican congressman plans to introduce a bill Monday that would threaten huge fines and prison time for elected officials accused of sheltering illegal immigrant criminals from deportation  in the wake of the not-guilty verdict in the Kate Steinle murder trial.
On Thursday  Jose Ines Garcia Zarate  an illegal immigrant who already had been deported back to Mexico five times  was acquitted in the 2015 murder of  Steinle  on a San Francisco pier.
Zarateâs attorneys argued Zarate had found a gun that accidentally discharged  and the bullet ricocheted off the ground before hitting  Steinle . Prosecutors argued Zarate intentionally shot 32-year-old Steinle.
The killing revived a national debate over sanctuary city policies  as some lawmakers as well as  Steinle âs family faulted San Francisco for releasing the suspect from a local jail without notifying federal immigration officials.
President Trump  who frequently cited  Steinle âs case on the campaign trail  called the not-guilty verdict âdisgracefulâ and a âcomplete travesty of justice.â
Attorney General Jeff Sessions took direct aim at the city  saying San Franciscoâs âdecision to protect criminal aliens led to the preventable and heartbreaking death of Kate Steinle.â
In an interview prior to Thursdayâs verdict  Steinleâs family said they wanted the case out of the national spotlight. âWe just want to get this over with and move on with our lives  and think about  Kate  on our terms â Jim Steinle   Kate âs father  told the San Francisco Chronicle.
Following the verdict   he  said  his  family was shocked Zarate was convicted only of firearm possession.
A Republican congressman plans to introduce a bill Monday that would threaten huge fines and prison time for elected officials accused of sheltering illegal immigrant criminals from deportation  in the wake of the not-guilty verdict in the  [TGT]  murder trial.
On Thursday  Jose Ines Garcia Zarate  an illegal immigrant who already had been deported back to Mexico five times  was acquitted in the 2015 murder of  Steinle  on a San Francisco pier.
Zarateâs attorneys argued Zarate had found a gun that accidentally discharged  and the bullet ricocheted off the ground before hitting  Steinle . Prosecutors argued Zarate intentionally shot 32-year-old Steinle.
The killing revived a national debate over sanctuary city policies  as some lawmakers as well as  Steinle âs family faulted San Francisco for releasing the suspect from a local jail without notifying federal immigration officials.
President Trump  who frequently cited  Steinle âs case on the campaign trail  called the not-guilty verdict âdisgracefulâ and a âcomplete travesty of justice.â
Attorney General Jeff Sessions took direct aim at the city  saying San Franciscoâs âdecision to protect criminal aliens led to the preventable and heartbreaking death of  [TGT] .â
In an interview prior to Thursdayâs verdict  Steinleâs family said they wanted the case out of the national spotlight. âWe just want to get this over with and move on with our lives  and think about  Kate  on our terms â Jim Steinle   Kate âs father  told the San Francisco Chronicle.
Following the verdict   he  said  his  family was shocked Zarate was convicted only of firearm possession.