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Donald Trump to consider ending DACA

One source cautioned that the president could change his mind

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US President Donald Trump said both Mexico and Canada were being very difficult in talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement | Photo: Reuters

Steve Holland | Reuters
President Donald Trump has decided to scrap a programme shielding from deportation immigrants who came to the United States illegally as children but will give Congress six months to craft legislation to replace it, sources familiar with the situation said.

The president decided to delay enforcement of his decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, the two sources said on Sunday. One source cautioned that the president could change his mind.

DACA, an Obama administration policy, protects nearly 800,000 young men and women often called “Dreamers” from deportation and allows them to work legally. Dreamers are