Politics

Trump White House signals no quick move to revoke Obama immigration actions

Despite repeated Republican calls during the 2016 campaign to overturn President Obama’s controversial executive actions on immigration, White House officials now indicate that President Trump will not move quickly to put those Obama actions on hold, waiting on Republicans in Congress to develop broader plans to deal with illegal immigration.

“We don’t have anything in front of us right now to sign on that,” White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters at a Monday briefing, as he indicated that Mr. Trump may wait to see progress by lawmakers on immigration.

“Give us a little time; see what Congress moves forward with,”