The shooting death of a California police officer has reignited a national debate over immigration and 'sanctuary' laws

Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department via Associated Press

• The killing of a California police officer has reignited a national debate over immigration and so-called "sanctuary" laws.
• Gustavo Perez Arriaga was arrested Friday after a two-day manhunt, and is suspected of shooting Cpl. Ronil Singh during a traffic stop.
• Perez Arriaga was captured while planning to flee to his native Mexico, authorities said.
• One sheriff blamed California's sanctuary law for preventing local authorities from reporting Perez Arriaga to immigration officials for deportation after two previous drunken driving arrests.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The shooting death of a California police officer has reignited the debate over sanctuary laws, with a sheriff all but blaming the statewide immigration policy for the killing as he announced the arrest of a man living in the US illegally.

A two-day statewide manhunt ended Friday with the arrest of Gustavo Perez Arriaga, who came out with his hands up as a SWAT team prepared to raid a home in Bakersfield, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of where Cpl. Ronil Singh was shot in the small town of Newman before dawn Wednesday.

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