Trump has previously been open to negotiating with congressional Democrats to protect recipients of protection from deportation under Daca, an Obama-era program that Trump abruptly ended last year. Although Trump moved to end Daca by executive order, a federal judge has ordered the administration to continue renewing applications. A permanent legislative deal on Daca is seen by Democrats as the foundation for any wider immigration reform. Among Trump’s opponents, the Democratic Minnesota congressman Keith Ellison tweeted: “‘NO MORE DACA DEAL’?!! You were never doing a DACA deal.

Source: The Guardian April 01, 2018 18:13 UTC