Deporting Fentanyl Dealers Violates Sanctuary City Policies, Says SF Supervisor

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San Francisco County Supervisor Shamann Walton told San Franciscans this week the U.S. shouldnโ€™t deport illegal immigrant drug dealers for selling fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid that was largely responsible for nearly 2,000 drug overdose deaths in the city since 2020.

โ€œThereโ€™s been a drug issue in this country for a very long time. But thereโ€™s no way weโ€™re going to stand by and allow people to say that one race or immigrants are responsible for these fentanyl deaths,โ€ Walton said at a rally on the steps of City Hall on Feb. 28.

Walton defended the cityโ€™s sanctuary policies that prohibit city authorities from assisting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in response to a proposal by Supervisor Matt Dorsey to add fentanyl crimes to a list of violent crimes the city uses for cooperating with ICE. Dorseyโ€™s proposal aligns with a recent push for a crackdown on fentanyl dealers initiated by District Attorney Brooke Jenkins.

โ€œYou cannot violate sanctuary policy for any reason. It goes against the morals of our fabric here in San Francisco, and it also allows people who donโ€™t share our values to persecute people that need us the most,โ€ Walton said at the rally. โ€œPeople are going crazy over fentanyl because weโ€™re starting to see more white people die from this drug. Where the hell were these people when my mothers and my grandmothers were on crack?โ€

J.J. Smith lives in the cityโ€™s infamous Tenderloin district, a hotspot for drug use, and he lost his brother to a fentanyl overdose in October. He told The Epoch Times on March 2 that Waltonโ€™s remarks came as โ€œa shockโ€ and โ€œdidnโ€™t set well with a lot of people, even the black community.โ€

Smith said itโ€™s no secret that drug dealers with connections to Honduras largely control the illicit fentanyl trade in the Tenderloin, which is not directly affecting Waltonโ€™s district.

Byย Brad Jones

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