ICE says San Fran sheriff denied request to speak to illegal immigrant accused of attacking Pelosi

Sheriff originally claimed unidentified individual had posed as ICE agent; ICE says full identification was proffered

By Just the News staff
Updated: November 19, 2022 - 4:28pm

Federal officials this week appeared to rebuke a local California sheriff for allegedly denying a federal agent access to the illegal immigrant who reportedly attacked Paul Pelosi last month.

The San Francisco Sheriff’s Department this month told local news media that on Oct. 31 an unidentified individual "pretended to be a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent" in order to gain access to alleged Pelosi attacker David DePape.

Yet an ICE official this week told Fox News that the agency had indeed sent an agent to speak to DePape and that the agent in question presented full identification while there.

"The officer identified herself and presented her government issued credentials bearing her photo, name, position and organization," the official told the news network. "[San Francisco County Jail] denied the DO’s request to interview DePape."

The sheriff’s office following that statement reiterated to Fox its earlier claim that an unidentified individual arrived at the prison on Oct. 31 without proper ICE credentials.

Immigration officials often interview illegal immigrants accused of crimes as part of standard procedure, an official told Fox.

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