But there is nothing compassionate about the failure to enforce immigration laws,” said Sessions, a staunch opponent of the program. Trump stopped short of his campaign promise to immediately terminate the Obama program, known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that shields young undocumented immigrants from deportation at the Department of Justice on Tuesday. ( TOM BRENNER )In a tweet on Tuesday morning, Trump wrote: “Congress, get ready to do your job - DACA!” Obama created DACA in 2012 after Republicans thwarted his attempts to pass a comprehensive immigration reform law. The DREAMers, named for the so-far-unsuccessful DREAM Act legislation that would grant them legal residency, described the program as life-changing.

Source: thestar September 05, 2017 15:42 UTC