Trump delays ICE raids and deportations two weeks to give Congress time to reach immigration deal
President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he had decided to temporarily delay his administration's plan to round up and deport thousands of migrant families living in cities across America, in order to give Congress time to work out an immigration reform deal.
In a short essay released earlier Saturday, Pelosi decried the"heartless" raids and called on religious and community leaders to ask the White House to not follow through with the plan. It was reported Friday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had planned to begin raids in as many as 10 cities starting this weekend, targeting migrant families that had already been notified that they were to be deported but were continuing to reside in America. In total, the raids would have deported approximately 2,000 migrants — far fewer than the"millions" the president had touted.
The mayor also stated that"Los Angeles will always stand with our immigrant brothers and sisters, and our law enforcement officers will never participate in these actions." "Chicago will always be a welcoming city and a champion for the rights of our immigrant and refugee communities, and I encourage any resident in need of legal aid to contact the National Immigrant Justice Center," said Lightfoot.
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