A young boy with his mother attend a rally in front of the White House in February organized by United We Dream, an immigrant youth-led organization protesting raids nationwide. (Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)Tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants have been granted work permits by the Trump administration under an Obama-era deferred-action program that President Trump had promised to end on his first day in office, according to federal data. This comes despite concerns from some immigrant advocates that the administration would start targeting work permit-holders for deportations. The guy said one thing during the campaign and he’s outright not doing it.”A White House spokesman did not respond to requests for comment Monday. More than 750,000 immigrants have participated, and Obama emphasized the program’s value to Trump in a meeting at the White House after the election.

Source: Washington Post June 12, 2017 21:36 UTC