White House Weighs DACA's Fate, Leaving Advocates And Immigrants In Limbo
President Trump has told immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children to "rest easy," but now supporters of the Obama-era program fear it could soon be phased out.
Updated at 1:57 p.m. ET
President Trump says the administration will have a decision about DACA, an Obama-era immigration policy, at some point over the Labor Day weekend — "latest will be Monday."
As a presidential candidate, Trump pledged to "immediately terminate" DACA, the program that former President Barack Obama began five years ago to protect immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
But once in the White House, Trump took a softer stance.
"The DACA situation is a very, very — it's a very difficult thing for me," he said. He added, "You have some absolutely incredible kids — I would say mostly — they were brought here in such a way. It's a very — It's a very, very tough subject. We're going to deal with DACA with heart."
