<i>The Atlantic </i> Politics & Policy Daily: Wake Me Up When September Ends
Congress is back in session with a full agenda, and President Trump is ending DACA with a six-month delay.
by Elaine Godfrey
Sep 05, 2017
2 minutes
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that President Trump is , the Obama-era program shielding undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children from deportation, with a six-month delay. Former President Barack Obama the decision in a statement, calling it “cruel” and “self-defeating.” During a news conference, Congress to quickly pass the DREAM Act, a measure that would allow some undocumented immigrants to eventually gain legal status. And House Speaker Paul Ryan that he hopes Congress can find a “permanent legislative solution.” Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands are , which was .
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