In the end, Democratic lawmakers agreed to scrap the language, fearing an uncertain standoff with the White House in the midst of impeachment proceedings. It was one of just a handful of measures that senior Trump administration officials identified as completely unacceptable in final talks ahead of a Dec. 20 government shutdown deadline. As the administration and Congress await a major Supreme Court ruling by summer on the legality of the DACA program, the White House showed it was unwilling to give any ground on the issue. For example, they sought to block the White House from securing the $5 billion sought to build more barriers along the Mexico border, among other things. Some Hispanic lawmakers remain bitter about the outcome but direct their blame at the White House.

Source: Washington Post January 03, 2020 19:59 UTC