Note: TID Kitty is now a full-grown Tom Cat, but we are keeping his baby pictures because they still think they will get Donald Trump one of these days! ;-)
Posted on 06/16/2017 8:22:37 AM PDT by Kevin C
The Homeland Security Department announced on Thursday that it would keep in place the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, allowing undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to remain in the country.
The decision breaks a key campaign promise by Trump to "immediately terminate" the DACA program and stands at odds with the president's vows to crackdown on illegal immigration.
In an announcement posted on the DHS website Thursday night, the department said that the memo that created DACA "will remain in effect." A fact sheet posted along with the announcement reaffirmed that the program's original provisions would remain in place.
"DACA recipients will continue to be eligible as outlined in the June 15, 2012, memorandum. DACA recipients who were issued three-year extensions before the district court’s injunction will not be affected, and will be eligible to seek a two-year extension upon their expiration," the fact sheet reads. "No work permits will be terminated prior to their current expiration dates."
The program impacts about 800,000 people in the U.S., and while Trump has suggested since taking office that he would not seek to deport DACA recipients, the DHS decision on Thursday quells concerns that the administration could do away with the policy.
Trump lied. He promised over and over during the election that he would and amnesty. Everyone made excuses since the election when he did not honor his promise. What say you now that his promise is proven a lie?
The Ivanka effect.
I don’t know why you would blame Ivanka. This is in keeping with what he said before he ran for president.
If they were born and raised here, I’m fine with them staying, as long as the door is tightly closed against any more.
Does any POTUS have this authority?
At this rate we’ll have an even dozen of these threads by noon.
Administration revokes blocked program to protect immigrant parents (Team Trump kills D.A.P.A.)
The Washington Post ^ | 06/15/2017 | Alicia A. Caldwell
Posted on 6/15/2017, 8:42:48 PM by MaxistheBest
The Trump administration is formally revoking an Obama-era program intended to protect immigrant parents of U.S. citizens and legal residents from deportation. The Deferred Action for Parents of Americans program was announced by the Obama administration in 2014 but was blocked by a federal judge in Texas after 26 states challenged the program’s legality in federal court. Kelly formally revoked the policy memo that created the program, which mirrored an earlier effort to protect young immigrants in the country illegally from deportation on June 15.
The program to protect parents was announced by President Barack Obama in November 2014 but was never fully launched. It was intended to keep the immigrant parents safe from deportation and provide them with a renewable work permit good for two years, but it was blocked by a federal judge in Texas after 26 states filed suit against the federal government and challenged the effort’s legality. Republicans decried the effort at “backdoor amnesty” and argued that Obama overstepped his authority by protecting a specific class of immigrants living in the United States illegally.
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He’s getting rid of more illegals then Hillary, Cruz. Rubio, etc put together. And refugees are not coming in huge numbers. Trumps doing great.
Can you post the actual quote where Trump stated that he would eliminate DACA?
I don’t believe he ever said it.
No, he didn’t lie. The rebellion of the bureaucrats and zero support from the GOP has made it impossible to do anything else right now. Grow up.
I’m glad Trump Lied. Good for him, and good for us!
You actually believe this propaganda?
Do you have lots of contact with Nigerian princes too?
What about criminal dreamers ? If he deports them I’m ok with it.
Because Ivanka is a glaring NYC liberal along with her billionaire husband and both have Trump’s ear now that they occupy the West Wing.
She has no business being in the White House. If it were Chelsea, I would feel the same way. People elected Trump and not his daughter.
Speak for yourself chump.
Dreamers should live under threat of deportation their entire lives. At the first infraction they are out !
You give away my country so easily that my ancestor fought and died for. Slime.
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