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Headline Roundup June 16th, 2017

DHS Rescinds Amnesty Program

Summary from the AllSides News Team

President Trump's Department of Homeland Security has rescinded former President Barack Obama's order shielding millions of migrants from deportation, but is letting stand a policy that grants reprieves to people who arrived in the United States as children.

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Trump keeps policy on Dreamers, tightens restrictions on older undocumented
Trump keeps policy on Dreamers, tightens restrictions on older undocumented

USA TODAY

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President Trump's Department of Homeland Security has rescinded former President Barack Obama's order shielding millions of migrants from deportation, but is letting stand a policy that grants reprieves to people who arrived in the United States as children.

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Trump Will Allow ‘Dreamers’ to Stay in U.S., Reversing Campaign Promise
Trump Will Allow ‘Dreamers’ to Stay in U.S., Reversing Campaign Promise

New York Times (News)

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President Trump has officially reversed his campaign pledge to deport the so-called Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as small children.

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Trump Admin Rescinds DAPA Amnesty Program
Trump Admin Rescinds DAPA Amnesty Program

The Daily Caller

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The Trump administration has fulfilled another one of Donald Trump’s campaign promises by rescinding the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program implemented under Barack Obama that could have allowed as many as five million illegal aliens with children who are citizens or lawful permanent residents to remain in the country if they met certain criteria.

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