The very policy House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has long supported may ultimately be the same that keeps her husband’s alleged attacker in the country. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said she won’t turn over Canadian national David DePape to federal authorities for deportation, citing San Francisco’s sanctuary city status.

After having already lived in the U.S. for several years, David DePape — the illegal alien who allegedly attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer — reportedly entered the U.S. again through the San Ysidro, California, point of entry on March 8, 2008, as a temporary visitor. There was nothing temporary about his visit.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, DePape registered as a member of the Green Party, unlawfully declaring that he was a U.S. citizen. He subsequently partook in liberal politics and advocated for public nudity.