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Source: Matt Hamilton and Maya Lau, LOS ANGELES TIMES, 6/23/19
President Donald Trump’s warning that “millions” of migrants would be deported starting this weekend was abruptly changed Saturday when he issued a surprise tweet announcing a two-week delay to the crackdown, urging Congress to hammer out reforms on immigration policy. “If not, Deportations start!” Trump said in a tweet. The shifting plans for mass removals drew swift condemnation from immigration advocates in Southern California, who called the sweeps an inhumane strategy for enforcement and a dangerous scare tactic that was cleaving communities. For more of this story, click here.
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