- Gustavo Pérez Arriaga is Mexican and crossed illegally into US
- County sheriff’s remarks on sanctuary laws spark immigration debate
A suspected drunk driver accused of fatally shooting the California police officer who pulled him over was captured Friday as he tried to flee back to Mexico, where he lived before illegally crossing into the US, authorities said.
The sheriff whose agency was leading the investigation blamed California’s sanctuary law for preventing local authorities from reporting Gustavo Pérez Arriaga to federal immigration officials for previous arrests. If the suspect had been deported, he said, Cpl Ronil Singh of the tiny Newman police department would still be alive.
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