The Donald Trump presidential campaign for the 2016 election released the political advertisement " Act of Love " , showing García Zárate and criticizing rival Jeb Bush 's policy on immigration . Later , when accepting the Republican nomination for president at the 2016 Republican National Convention , Trump mentioned Steinle 's death as a rationale to deport undocumented immigrants in the United States . After the 2017 Presidential Inauguration , President Trump again mentioned Steinle and other victims of violent crime by undocumented immigrants when creating the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement ( VOICE ) Office within ICE
2016 Republican National Convention
2016 Republican National Convention
Shooting of Kate Steinle