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    Trump Reverses His Stand on DACA

    There are plenty of details to be worked out in a tentative accord between the president and Democratic leaders to protect Dreamers in exchange for border security. But it’s an agreement that only Trump could strike.
    by Russell Berman Sep 14, 2017 5 minutes
    Source: Jose Luis Magana / AP

    Updated on September 14 at 11:27 a.m. ET

    “No deal was made last night on DACA,” President Trump insisted early Thursday morning on Twitter, right before he proceeded to describe what sure sounded like the outlines of a deal with Democrats to codify protections for undocumented immigrants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

    The night before, the president had dined over Chinese food at the White House with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. When the working dinner was over, Schumer and Pelosi issued a joint statement proclaiming that the three leaders “agreed to enshrine the protections of DACA into law quickly.” The DACA program shielded undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from deportation and allowed them to work legally after a criminal background check.

    In exchange for securing protections for the “Dreamers,” (the popular term for DACA recipients among immigration activists), Schumer and

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