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FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2019, file photo, a picture of slain Newman police Cpl. Ronil &quot;Ron&quot; Singh rests atop the casket during his funeral in Modesto, Calif. Paulo Virgen Mendoza, a Mexican, national pleaded guilty under a deal with prosecutors to killing the immigrant California police officer in a case that President Donald Trump used to bolster his call for tougher border security. Mendoza on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, admitted fatally shooting Singh during a traffic stop early the day after Christmas in 2018. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Plea deal in California officer killing that fed Trump fight

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This undated photo provided by the Newman Police Department shows officer Ronil Singh of Newman Police Department who was killed by an unidentified suspect. The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department said Singh was conducting a traffic stop early Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, in the town of Newman, Calif. when he called out &quot;shots fired&quot; over his radio. (Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department via AP)

Sheriff blames sanctuary law for California officer’s death

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JOCELYN GECKER - Associated Press