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Immigration,
Criminal,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Mar. 26, 2019

9th Circuit rejects negligence suit against San Francisco for not cooperating with ICE

The family of a woman shot and killed by an immigrant living in the United States illegally lost its latest bid to hold the City of San Francisco responsible for her death, when a federal appeals court said the local government was immune from the lawsuit and affirmed a lower court’s decision to throw it out.

The family of a woman shot and killed by an immigrant living in the United States illegally lost its latest bid to hold the city of San Francisco responsible for her death, when a federal appeals court said the local government was immune from the lawsuit and affirmed a lower court’s decision to throw it out.

A unanimous three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that San Francisco could not be held liab...

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