NEW YORK — President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he has delayed the planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests of more than 2,040 undocumented family members.
Trump said the raids, expected to take place Sunday, are delayed by two weeks after a request by “Democrats.”
“At the request of Democrats, I have delayed the Illegal Immigration Removal Process (Deportation) for two weeks to see if the Democrats and Republicans can get together and work out a solution to the Asylum and Loophole problems at the Southern Border. If not, Deportations start!” the president tweeted.
ICE Acting Director Mark Morgan confirmed the planned enforcement before Trump’s latest annoucement, adding that “there has to be consequences” to entering the United States illegally. Despite a recent tweet by President Donald Trump that indicated “millions” of deportations would begin next week, Morgan said no such operation was in the works.
