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Trump: Solve Immigration Issue by Not Entering US Illegally

by VOA News

   One day after a federal court dealt U.S. President Donald Trump another
   blow by rejecting the long-term detention of migrant families, Trump
   said the issue could be resolved by the migrants themselves.

   "Tell people not to come to our country illegally. That's the
   solution," Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One for a
   meeting with NATO leaders in Belgium. The president urged aspiring
   migrants to "Come like other people do. Come legally."

   Trump again linked illegal immigration to rising crime in the U.S., and
   he applauded U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents for
   their efforts to curtail it.

   "What they do to MS-13 and everything else shows we ought to support
   ICE, not do what the Democrats are doing," Trump said. "Democrats want
   open borders and they don't mind crime."

   A judge of the Federal District Court in Los Angeles said Monday there
   was no basis to change a long standing agreement that requires children
   to be admitted to licensed care programs within 20 days.

   The Justice Department asked Judge Dolly Gee to amend the 1997
   agreement, which provides the framework for how to handle detained
   immigrant children, so it could detain families together for longer
   periods.

   Judge Gee said the Trump administration's request to modify the
   agreement was a "cynical attempt" to place the responsibility of
   immigration policymaking with the courts. Gee said the administration's
   efforts follow "over 20 years of congressional inaction and
   ill-considered executive action that have led to the current
   stalemate."

   Gee rejected a similar effort three years ago by the administration of
   President Barack Obama. Gee ruled then that immigrant children
   generally cannot be detained more than 20 days.