Trump says immigration deal with Democrats close, without border wall

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with a bipartisan group of members of Congress, including U.S. Representative Susan Brooks (R-IN) (L), Representative Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) (2nd L) and Representative Tom Reed (R-NY) (R), at the White House in Washington, U.S. September 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was close to a deal with Democratic congressional leaders on protections for illegal immigrants brought to the United States as children, astounding fellow Republicans again while alarming conservative supporters.

Trump said any final agreement must include border security measures including surveillance systems but would not include funding for his planned wall along the U.S.-Mexican border, a central 2016 campaign promise. Trump said the wall would "come later" and warned Democrats not to obstruct it.