Trump hits pause on ICE raid targeting undocumented families

President Donald Trump announced Saturday over Twitter that he will delay a plan for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to raid the homes of undocumented immigrants in several major U.S. cities.

The delay, Trump claimed, will allow time for Republicans and Democrats to reach a consensus on how to manage the number of people attempting to cross the southern border and request asylum.

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ICE would have targeted 2,000 families who had received deportation orders in Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston, among other cities, according to The Washington Post.

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  • This article originally appeared on HuffPost.

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