Nov. 11, 2009
(AP) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco supervisors have overturned the mayor's veto of a controversial ordinance involving how the city deals with illegal immigrant minors facing felony charges.San Francisco Supes Overturn Veto Of Sanctuary Law
San Francisco Supervisors Overturn Mayor's Veto Of City's Controversial Sanctuary Law
After Mayor Gavin Newsom last month vetoed a measure that would prohibit local authorities from turning over minors to immigration officials until the minors have been convicted, city supervisors on Tuesday voted 8-3 to override the veto.
Newsom and city supervisors have been at odds over the issue since the mayor ordered a change in the city's policy in 2008 after Edwin Ramos, an illegal immigrant, was charged with the fatal shootings of a man and his two sons.
Ramos had been charged with felonies as a minor, but the city's policy prevented him from being deported.
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