The top cop for a major California county may prove to be the polar opposite of Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio. San Francisco Sheriff Michael Hennessey is vigorously working to withdraw from a federally mandated program that checks criminals’ immigration status because it violates the area’s sanctuary policies.
Sheriff Hennessey is hailed as a progressive law enforcement commander -- while Sheriff Arpaio is being vigorously investigated sued by President Barack Obama's Justice Department -- because Hennessey operates the county jails, and for months has tried to gain an exemption from a program (Secure Communities) that requires local authorities to check the fingerprints of arrestees against a federal database.
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