Saint Jean's group advocates on behalf of immigrants from countries across Africa and the Caribbean, including many Haitians. “I think we still have a ways to go,” White House legislative director Marc Short told reporters on Capitol Hill. The Senate group’s proposal focused on four elements that had been agreed to during a meeting Trump convened with lawmakers earlier this week at the White House. Earlier Thursday, Durbin and Graham had reached out to the White House to update the president on their emerging deal. Trump invited them to the White House to talk about it.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 11, 2018 21:51 UTC