SAN FRANCISCO RECONSIDERS “SANCTUARY CITY” STATUS AMID FENTANYL OVERDOSE CRISIS

Officials in San Francisco are considering withdrawing certain "sanctuary city" protections due to a rising fentanyl crisis that has led to a shocking number of overdoses, KRON-TV reported.

Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Matt Dorsey, a Democrat appointed by Mayor London Breed (D) last year, said in a Tuesday statement, "It is time to withdraw the protection of sanctuary from undocumented immigrants trafficking fentanyl on our streets."

According to investigators, as many as half of the individuals selling drugs in the city are illegal immigrants. Currently, the city's sanctuary status prohibits San Francisco authorities from aiding Immigration and Customs Enforcement in most circumstances.