Looks like a victory for San Francisco's undocumented youth won't come without a drawn-out fight in City Hall.

Yesterday, Mayor Gavin Newsom vetoed a change to the city's sanctuary policy that barred authorities from reporting undocumented minors, arrested on suspicion of felony crimes, to federal immigration agents.

The veto comes just weeks after crowds of people gathered at city hall to celebrate the board's decision to overturn its draconian mandate to report undocumented minors, arrested and charged with felony crimes, to ICE for deportation.

Critics said that the the policy of reporting minors to federal agents unfairly targeted undocumented youth, particularly those who had not yet been convicted of any crimes.

The rift between the board and the mayor lies mainly in the issue of whether undocumented youth should be deported when they're first arrested, or after they've been convicted of felony crimes.

So much for due process.

Supervisor David Campos, a supporter of the city's sanctuary policy, said this of the mayor's latest veto:

"It's a sad day for San Francisco. Our mayor has chosen to be on the wrong side of history on this issue."

Earlier this week the gubernatorial hopeful was profiled on Fox News, where he caved into conservative political pressure and basically declared war on the city's undocumented youth. In his view, the sanctuary policy was never meant to be used as a "shield for criminals."

Though he may be on the wrong side of history, the good news is that the mayor's veto holds little weight. The Board of Supervisors still has the votes to override Newsom's veto, and the mayor has previously said that he'll ignore the legislation anyway.

-- Jamilah King