On Thursday, a San Francisco jury found the illegal immigrant who stole a firearm and
proceeded to fatally shoot Kate Steinle back in 2015 not guilty of murder.
In response, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has given Attorney General
Jeff Sessions the ultimatum of a lifetime.
The infuriating verdict out of San Francisco has created a firestorm of fury all across
the nation, with many calling louder than ever before for President Donald Trump's
impenetrable border wall to be built.
Indeed, it is time to secure our nation so that more innocent Americans are not killed
by criminal illegals who then walk away scot-free.
A jury on Thursday found an undocumented immigrant not guilty in the July 2015 death of Kate
Steinle, a decision that reignited the debate over immigration policy.
Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, 45, was acquitted of murder and involuntary manslaughter charges,
as well as assault with a deadly weapon.
Jurors convicted the Mexican citizen of being a felon in possession of a firearm, which
could bring a three-year sentence.
Prosecutors had argued Garcia Zarate intentionally shot Steinle, 32, with a Sig Sauer .40-caliber
handgun as she and her father walked on San Francisco's Pier 14.
But Garcia Zarate's defense attorney said the shooting was accidental and the bullet
ricocheted off the ground and traveled about 80 feet before hitting Steinle.
Federal immigration officials said they will try to deport Garcia Zarate.
He had been deported from the United States five times prior to Steinle's death.
[Source: CNN] President Trump spoke out against the San
Fransisco court ruling throughout the day on Thursday, tweeting, "A disgraceful verdict
in the Kate Steinle case!
No wonder the people of our Country are so angry with Illegal Immigration."
The president voiced his outrage again on Friday morning, saying, "The Kate Steinle
killer came back and back over the weakly protected Obama border, always committing
crimes and being violent, and yet this info was not used in court," Trump remarked.
"His exoneration is a complete travesty of justice.
BUILD THE WALL!"
On Friday morning, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders also put out a statement
in frustration over the verdict.
"Kate Steinle was killed by an illegal immigrant and convicted felon who had been deported
from the United States five times," said Sanders.
"He, and countless other criminal illegal immigrants like him, should never be allowed
to threaten our citizens," she continued.
"It's more important now than ever for Congress to secure our borders and provide
the resources, including more ICE officers, needed to deport criminal illegal aliens and
to finally stop sanctuary city policies that cause needless loss of innocent life," added
Trump's spokeswoman.
"Politicians who fail to address these needs share responsibility for preventable crimes
committed against innocent Americans," Sanders concluded.
She and many others are now calling on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to finally take a stand
and charge Zarate with serious immigration crimes.
Thanks to this outcry from Sanders and the American people, the Department of Justice
has been directed to look into filing federal charges against Zarate, which could make matters
much worse for him.
Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores acknowledged on Friday that the DOJ
is looking at federal charges, according to Fox News.
Flores suggested that possible charges for Zarate could include felony re-entry or a
charge pertaining to a violation of his supervised release.
"We're looking at every option and we will prosecute this to the fullest extent
of the law because these cases are tragic and entirely preventable," she said.
She also urged local governments to "reconsider" sanctuary policies.
"This is a person who had been deported five times — he knew about San Francisco's
sanctuary policies," Flores told Fox & Friends on Friday.
"This is a person that never should have been on that pier, and Kate Steinle would
still be alive," she added.
It is time for Jeff Sessions' Justice Department to put the smack down on Zarate and other
criminal illegals like him.
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