Trump Again Declares DACA ‘Dead,’ Rips Mexico and Democrats
over 7 years in Roll Call
President Donald Trump on Monday morning again declared “dead” the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that shields 690,000 undocumented individuals from deportation and provided few specific policy demands in calling on Congress to pass “Border Legislation.”
It marked the second consecutive day he has signaled he will no longer pursue a deal to extend the program or make it permanent. He set it on a path for termination in September, and ongoing court fights are all that is keeping the program on the books. He and lawmakers last month failed to reach a deal before his termination deadline, March 5, was extended as a legal fight surrounding his order plays out.