(CNN) The parents of Kate Steinle, who was shot and killed in July 2015 by an undocumented immigrant, cannot sue San Francisco for refusing to tell immigration officials of the shooter's release from local custody a few months before the killing, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. Garcia Zarate, an undocumented immigrant and repeat felon from Mexico who'd been deported five times prior to the shooting, was released from custody in April 2015. On Monday, a panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's 2017 dismissal of the family's claims. "As the main opinion properly acknowledges, the events underlying this case are tragic," the court filing states. We hold only that, under California law, the state officials are immune from suit."

Source: CNN March 26, 2019 06:56 UTC