WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he is strongly considering releasing 'Illegal Immigrants' into Democratic strongholds to punish congressional foes for inaction on the border— just hours after White House and Homeland Security officials insisted the idea had been rejected
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday he is strongly considering releasing"Illegal Immigrants" into Democratic strongholds to punish congressional foes for inaction on the border— just hours after White House and Homeland Security officials insisted the idea had been rejected as fast as it had been proposed.
It was not clear whether the president was joking, and a Homeland Security spokesman said in a statement:"At no time has the president indicated, asked, directed or pressured the acting secretary to do anything illegal."The reported conversation came during the president's trip last week to Calexico, California, a day after he announced he was delaying his threat to close the border because Mexico appeared to be stepping up its enforcement efforts.
Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, who chairs the House Homeland Security committee, said it"serves as a reminder that the Trump administration's reckless immigration agenda is not about keeping the country safe, but about partisan politics and wantonly inflicting cruelty." ICE arrests people in the U.S. illegally and also manages migrants who present themselves at border crossings and ask for asylum.
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