Trump vows to reverse course on deportations of Iraqi Christians


  • World
  • Friday, 31 Jan 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign stop at Dana Incorporated in Warren, Michigan, U.S., January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump promised on Thursday during a speech in Michigan to reverse course on some deportations of Iraqi Christians whom his administration sought to remove earlier in his term, but gave no specifics.

Trump said during an event at an auto parts manufacturer in the city of Warren that his administration would grant an "extension" to Iraqi Chaldean Catholic immigrants, a group that has been targeted for immigration enforcement during his presidency.

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