Kate Steinle’s murder fueled national outrage and became a flashpoint in the divisive debate over the twin issues of illegal immigration and U.S. sanctuary cities, and now her accused killer is getting his day in court. (RELATED: Oregon Cops Cleared Of Wrongdoing… For Alerting ICE)
A homeless illegal immigrant from Mexico is charged with the slaying which became a signature issue for Donald Trump as he was running for president. Trump invoked the murder in calling for the construction of a wall on the Mexican border and stepping up deportations and cracking down on illegal immigration.
The 32-year-old woman and her father James Steinle were strolling on San Francisco’s Embarcadero on July 1, 2015 when she was shot.
“Help me, dad,” she said before she died.