- As part of a deal to reopen the government, Senate GOP leadership agreed to work toward a deal to enshrine into law the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
- House leadership and President Donald Trump may not commit to the same deals.
- Trump's first public comments after the Senate announced the deal did not indicate a DACA deal would be easy.
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Trump's first public statement after the government-shutdown deal doesn't paint an encouraging picture for DACA
President Donald Trump's first action after a deal on the government shutdown was reached don't indicate that he's close to supporting a DACA solution.
President Donald Trump, in his first public comments after congressional leaders reached a deal to end the federal government shutdown, painted a tough road ahead for a bipartisan immigration deal as Washington lurches toward another shutdown in three weeks.
As part of a deal to reopen the government, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell committed to have an open process to vote on a bill addressing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration program. It is unclear, however, how House leaders and the president would treat such legislation.
In the president's first public statement since Senate leaders announced the deal, Trump hedged on a possible agreement on key immigration programs.
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