His supporters count the end of deportation protections as a key component of his promise to strengthen immigration enforcement. But senior Trump aides are holding fast to their goal of strengthening immigration enforcement, the president’s chief campaign promise. Trump has increasingly indicated he will not end the program, both at Thursday’s news conference and in private conversations over the last three months. During their first post-election meeting at the White House, Obama nudged Trump not to start his presidency by attacking the Dreamers, as the young immigrants are called. The pastors urged Trump advisors to “have some grace and mercy” for the Dreamers.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 16, 2017 22:22 UTC