Trump’s Border Wall, Deportation Plans Face Pushback From GOP
- Republican critics in Congress chafe at his deportation calls
- GOP leaders in House, Senate want fencing, not a ‘wall’
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents fly near the U.S.-Mexico border on a helicopter patrol on Oct. 18, 2016 near McAllen, Texas.
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Donald Trump’s pledges to deport undocumented immigrants and build a U.S.-Mexico border wall helped fuel Republicans’ surprising election victories, but they now face growing challenges from fellow party members.
Three Republican senators are working with Democrats to shield about 750,000 young undocumented immigrants from deportation if Trump cancels a 2012 order from President Barack Obama that let them stay in the U.S.