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Immigrants, supporters slam Trump for calling-off DACA deal
US President Donald Trump has come under fire following his Easter tweets where he informed that there will be no deal to legalize the status of young adult immigrants called Dreamers.
The controversial US leader is being criticised online by many who are dismayed by his remarks but said they were not surprised, given his history of tweets on DACA.
United We Dream, an organisation that campaigns for undocumented youth, tweeted: “This just reaffirms what we have known all along: Trump never wanted to protect immigrant youth – he only wanted to further his hateful anti-immigrant agenda.”
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After tweeting a “Happy Easter” message on Twitter, Trump said: “Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their job at the Border because of ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws like Catch & Release. Getting more dangerous.
“‘Caravans’ coming. Republicans must go to Nuclear Option to pass tough laws NOW. NO MORE DACA DEAL!” he wrote, adding a threat to kill the North American Free Trade Agreement which is being renegotiated with Mexico and Canada.
Recall that last autumn, Trump tried to rescind the DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a programme created in 2012 under Democratic former President Barack Obama
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