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Rules Committee approves narrow DHS notification for single extradition case and sends ordinance to full Board
Summary
The committee approved amendments clarifying a narrow agreement that would let the district attorney and sheriff notify DHS in limited circumstances to facilitate extradition from Canada for prosecution in San Francisco; the committee forwarded the ordinance to the full Board with a positive recommendation.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee on Jan. 23 approved amendments clarifying a narrow agreement that would allow the district attorney and the sheriff to notify the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in limited circumstances to facilitate bringing an individual from Canada to the United States for prosecution.
The committee heard from Christine Sotto Deberry of the district attorney’s office, who said the DA had lodged a request to use the federal extradition process because the accused is currently in Canadian custody and ‘‘we were not able to identify…
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