Ohio Gov. John Kasich questioned President Trump’s leadership on immigration policy Sunday after Trump appeared to kill negotiations on a legislative fix to the Obama-era Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program.
“A true leader preserves & offers hope, doesn’t take hope from innocent children who call America home. Remember, today is Easter Sunday,” Kasich wrote on Twitter in response to a tweet by the president.
A true leader preserves & offers hope, doesn’t take hope from innocent children who call America home. Remember, today is Easter Sunday. #DACA #Hope https://t.co/T7HUbhL9qd
— John Kasich (@JohnKasich) April 1, 2018
Earlier, Trump implored Republican senators to amend procedure in the upper chamber so they can take immediate action and introduce “tough” new immigration legislation.
The president’s call coincides with a caravan of thousands of migrant workers making its way through Mexico toward the U.S. southern border.
“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!” Trump tweeted.
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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 1, 2018
The DACA program, which allows eligible illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as minors to stay and work, is currently in limbo as a permanent solution to replace former President Barack Obama’s executive action has yet to clear Congress.
But a March 5 rescission date announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been put on hold by the Supreme Court after the court refused a Trump administration request to consider a legal challenge to DACA before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The Supreme Court’s decision means an order handed down by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California that temporarily prevents the program’s repeal remains in effect.
