At urging by Pelosi, president offers DACA reassurance

WASHINGTON » House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi urged President Donald Trump on Thursday to tweet reassurances to the immigrants who benefit from a program his administration is ending. And the president obliged, in the latest instance of Trump doing the bidding of leaders of the opposition.

The president tweeted, “For all of those ( DACA) that are concerned about your status during the 6 month period, you have nothing to worry about — No action!”

He was referring to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which President Barack Obama created through administrative action in 2012. Trump on Tuesday ordered an end to the program but gave Congress six months to act on it.

Notwithstanding his tweet, the nearly 800,000 immigrants who obtained temporary work permits and deportation protections via DACA cannot necessar- ily rest easy. Any of them whose protections expire within the next six months have until early October to reapply, and others face an uncertain future.

It’s not clear whether Congress will actually be able to solve the problem in six months, or what Trump will do if lawmakers don’t act.