All posts tagged "Trump Immigration"

The Trump White House stopped a cleared Homeland Security order weeks before the midterms, catching some inside the department by surprise.

The Department of Homeland Security had approved a notice this month ending temporary protected status for roughly 200,000 Salvadorans before the White House intervened, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing an administration official and three other people close to the Trump administration.

The protections were due to lapse three weeks ago unless extended, and the Trump administration has yet to make a call either way. DHS and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services had signed off on the notice for publication in the Federal Register when the White House stepped in....

A CNN panel piled on a MAGA pundit who downplayed a key reason polls show that Americans disapprove of Trump.

The panel, hosted by CNN anchor Abby Phillip, was discussing why Trump's approval ratings were underwater on key issues with a few months to go before the midterms. When immigration came up, MAGA commentator Jason Rantz found himself in a corner as the panel shut him down.

Democratic political strategist Antjuan Seawright said, "Americans see the $70 billion slush fund Republicans gave to ICE, and they see people being murdered."...

CNN's Scott Jennings got a scolding when he interrupted a Democratic strategist discussing Thursday's Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump's desire to do away with automatic birthright citizenship.

"This is what I don't get," Lis Smith began on Thursday's "The Arena" with Kasie Hunt. "It is pretty crystal clear in the Constitution, if you're born here, you get citizenship. And, why is Donald Trump picking this fight? Only 25% of voters support getting rid of birthright citizenship; less than 50% of Republicans do. And, you know, I'm not in the business of giving Donald Trump advice."

She continued, "Scott you could call up the president and give him some really good advice and say, 'Hey, you know, that comprehensive immigration bill that you helped tank last year?" ...