The case began in December 2015, when Pedro Figueroa-Zarceno, 33, went to police to report that his car had been stolen. But police found that he was an undocumented immigrant from Honduras and had a 10-year-old warrant for a crime they couldn’t find any information on, though it would later be discovered the warrant was for a minor drug charge.
Police then called Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) to detain him. He would end up spending several weeks in detention before getting released.
But under San Francisco’s sanctuary city ordinance, city employees are prohibited “from using city funds or resources to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the enforcement of federal immigration law unless such assistance is required by federal or state law.â€
Figueroa-Zarceno then sued the city for violating its own sanctuary city ordinance.
They it all ended in a likely collusive lawsuit.
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/06/28/san-francisco-pay-undocumented-immigrant-sanctuary-policy/https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/20366174/Figueroa_Zarceno_v_City_and_County_of_San_Francisco_et_alRather than fight the case, the city agreed to a $190,000 settlement. Before monies are dispersed, the city board must take a final vote on the agreement, which is likely to happen in July, according to San Francisco Weekly.