If I could do it over again....

"San Francisco sheriff defends release of immigrant suspect"

Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi ardently defended his jail's release of a Mexican national later blamed for the slaying of 32-year-old Kathryn Steinle, saying federal officials know city law requires a warrant or court order to detain an inmate for deportation.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials fired back, saying Mirkarimi has mischaracterized the incident and shown a "manifest misunderstanding of federal immigration law" by demanding a warrant for deportation to cooperate with federal authorities.

"There is no such document, nor is there any federal court with the authority to issue one," ICE said in a statement.

Sanchez, meanwhile, has said he found the gun wrapped in a T-shirt and that it went off accidentally.

He remains jailed on $5 million bail awaiting trial after pleading not guilty to murder charges.

Groups advocating stricter immigration enforcement are hoping the episode leads to closer collaboration between local law enforcement and immigration authorities. In recent years, California, Connecticut, Rhode Island and the District of Columbia have joined 293 cities and counties to restrict cooperation...