Reid: White House will pause immigration raids

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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday he believes the Department of Homeland Security will “pause” its raids on illegal immigrants from Central America following an outcry from Democratic members of Congress who say families and individuals are being denied due process.

Reid told reporters on Tuesday he spoke with Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who recently defended the deportation raids and said they would continue.

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