Trump to scrap protection for ‘Dreamers,’ gives Congress six months to fix
By Reuters
04 September 2017 |
3:58 pm
President Donald Trump has decided to scrap a program shielding from deportation immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children but will give Congress six months to craft legislation to replace it, sources familiar with the situation said.
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