WASHINGTON — Missing from President Donald Trump’s blitz of immigration orders was any mention of the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants protected from deportation by former President Barack Obama. The program allows young people who were brought into the country illegally as children to stay and obtain work permits. “We will immediately terminate President Obama’s two illegal executive amnesties, in which he defied federal law and the constitution to give amnesty to approximately 5 million illegal immigrants,” Trump said in August. House Speaker Paul Ryan (Republican-Wisconsin) has argued for a more compassionate approach in dealing with these young immigrants. Trump faces pressure from GOP hard-liners, including Iowa Rep. Steve King, who has chafed at signals from Trump aides that immigrants covered by DACA are not a priority for deportation.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 29, 2017 14:07 UTC