The Latest: Trump to discuss immigration 'loopholes' in NY
Source: Associated Press
The Latest: Trump to discuss immigration loopholes in NY
21 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) The Latest on President Donald Trumps visit to New York (all times local):
11:35 a.m.
A White House spokesman says President Donald Trumps immigration discussion in New York will focus on loopholes that he says help the violent MS-13 gang infiltrate our communities.
Spokesman Hogan Gidley on Wednesday pointed to policies such as catch-and-release, which allows immigrants in the U.S. illegally to be released from custody while they await immigration hearings. He cited lax asylum standards, the proliferation of unaccompanied children coming into the U.S. illegally and constraints on keeping immigrants in custody.
Gidley claims the policies allow hundreds of thousands of illegal and unauthorized aliens to enter and be released in the U.S.
Trump is being joined Wednesday on Long Island by officials including Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
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