Breaking news from John Roberts of Fox News who is reporting that President Trump is “considering some sort of executive action today” to keep detained families together after they’ve been arrested for illegally crossing the border:
EXCLUSIVE: @realDonaldTrump considering some sort of executive action today to allow children to stay with detained parents through immigration adjudication process. Sources say Admin believes it is likely to draw a court challenge on the basis of Flores v Reno
— John Roberts (@johnrobertsFox) June 20, 2018
Earlier the president teased that he “was working on something.” Sounds like this could be it:
It’s the Democrats fault, they won’t give us the votes needed to pass good immigration legislation. They want open borders, which breeds horrible crime. Republicans want security. But I am working on something – it never ends!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 20, 2018
And as we told you earlier, Sen. Chuck Schumer gave the president this very advice:
It's unconscionable that the US govt is housing babies & toddlers alone in an institutional setting. This crisis was willfully & purposefully created by @realDonaldTrump. It can & should be ended by the same mechanism.
With the simple flick of a pen, this can be ended.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) June 20, 2018
So much for the White House talking points:
But Nielsen told us congress alone could fix it https://t.co/NBgAPzB3lS
— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) June 20, 2018
And we know that as soon as this happens, Dems will immediately call on Trump to release the families from detention:
*IF* Trump does this and *IF* it stands up, the pivot by liberals from "stop breaking up families" to "STOP HOLDING FAMILIES" will be made with breathtaking dispatch. https://t.co/zgu8COgBOQ
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) June 20, 2018
But we still need new legislation and we (think) everyone knows this:
The Fake News is not mentioning the safety and security of our Country when talking about illegal immigration. Our immigration laws are the weakest and worst anywhere in the world, and the Dems will do anything not to change them & to obstruct-want open borders which means crime!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 20, 2018
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Related:
REALLY!? Chuck Schumer offers to loan Trump a pen so he can go around Congress https://t.co/hqviasPcnc
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 20, 2018
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