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TheDeferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program enacted under President Obama has so far provided amnesty to an estimated 14,000 illegal immigrants since President Trump took office.

Trump vowed on the campaign pledge to immediately end President Obamas executive amnesty. The president has not done this, either through executive order or by simply sending a memo to the United States Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) instructing them to suspend DACA applications and renewals.

USCIS processed an average of1,034 DACA applications and renewals a day during the Fiscal Year 2016. As Trump has been in office for 14 business days, this means that an estimated 14,476 illegal immigrants have received amnesty during his presidency.

Conservative commentator Ann Coulter argued that President Trumps executive order nullified DACA as it says the policy of the executive branch is to detain individuals suspected of violating federal immigration law, expedite determinations of those individuals claim of eligibility to stay in the U.S. and remove promptly those individuals whose legal claims have been rejected.

A spokesperson for the USCIS, however, told The Daily Caller theyare still accepting and processing DACA requests under existing policy.

The Trump administration has been vague about how it plans to address DACA recipients, commonly known as DREAMers. White House press secretary Sean Spicer has parroted an Obama administration line saying that Immigration and Customs Enforcements priority lies with people who have done harm to our country. Spicer also added that Trump would approach the issue of DREAMers in a very humane way.

This has not sat well with anti-immigration hawks like Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies. He said in a blog post shortly after the election that if the Trump administration just continues to issue work permits to illegal aliens as though the election never happened, not only is it an in-your-face betrayal, it also weakens congressional Republicans bargaining position.

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Speaking to a conference crowd of local law enforcement officers and leaders in Washington Wednesday, President Trump slammed the courts for what he perceives as lawyering of straight forward immigration law the White House is using to justify his recent travel ban.

Standing at the lectern, Trump read aloud title eight, chapter 12 of U.S. Code which states: "Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or non-immigrants, or impose on entry of aliens any restrictions may deem to be appropriate."

"This isn't just me, this is for Obama, for Ronald Reagan, for the president," Trump said. "It was done for the security of our nation, the security of our citizens."

The President said he listened to oral arguments surrounding legal challenges to his executive order Tuesday evening in the 9th District Court of Appeals. A ruling from three federal judges who listened to arguments and heavily challenged attorneys on both side of the case is expected Wednesday or Thursday.

"When you read something so perfectly written, it's so clear to anybody," Trump said. "Courts seem to be so political and it would be so great for our court system to read a statement and do what's right."

"Right now, we are at risk because of what happened," Trump continued. "We're doing our job."

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Mexican-American journalist Jorge Ramos said now that President Trump is following through on restricting illegal immigration, he worries that there may be mass "raids" and deportation.

In a column published Tuesday on the website Fusion, Ramos, who famously clashed with Trump during the campaign, said he no longer recognizes the U.S. as his home.

"All I want is for new immigrants to enjoy the same opportunities that I and millions of others throughout American history have received," he wrote. "But for the moment, Trump is making that impossible."

In late January, Trump signed an executive order that instructed law enforcement to more quickly expedite illegal immigrants who commit large crimes. The order also directed the construction of a "physical wall" on the Mexican border.

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"Deporting almost all of the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. is now a priority," wrote Ramos. "If this is truly the case, will there soon be widespread raids on homes or workplaces? This executive order makes it seem that anyone who is deemed deportable by an immigration officer is at risk."

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February 7, 2017 9:45 PM By Ken Molestina

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ZAPATA (CBS11) CBS11 is in the South Texas border town of Zapata, where folks say they have a different solution to the illegal immigration problem and it doesnt involve a wall.

The City of Zapata is home to about 14,000 people. Most of the residents are ranchers or small business owners.

Joe DeAnda sells candy apples right of the citys main drag.

I dont think its necessary to have a wall in this kind of place here, said DeAnda.

DeAnda said for generations his community has coexisted with their neighbors to the south of the border without any barriers or fear.

Were used to going back and forth and our ancestors always have been to the border and back, said DeAnda.

Just down the road from his candy apple stand, sits a diner known for its chicken fried steak and a healthy serving of local opinion.

There, CBS11 found Sotero Ramirez, a 77-year-old rancher who was born and raised in Zapata.

There has to be a limit to it. You cannot just open the gates and let them come in, Ramirez said regarding Mexican immigrants.

Ramirez agrees something needs to be done about illegal border crossings, but he, too says a wall isnt the solution.

If you stop hiring illegals they probably wont come back, suggested Ramirez.

He said most undocumented immigrants come to the U.S.looking for work.

Ramirez said he believes stricter penalties for employers who hire them will have a much greater effect on reducing illegal entries into the U.S. than any physical barrier.

If you make a 20 foot wall they have a 22 foot ladder. They can just jump so I dont think that is the solution, said Ramirez.

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Stewart's crackdown on illegal immigration

Peggy Fox, WUSA 8:16 PM. EST February 07, 2017

Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey A. Stewart listens to open comments during a meeting to consider a measure to crack down on illegal immigration October 16, 2007 in Manassas, Virginia. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

PRINCE WILLIAM CO., VA (WUSA9) - The man who claimed to be Trump before Trump was Trump, Prince William County Chairman Corey Stewart, is pushing for a massive deportation of undocumented immigrants in his county.

He wants the local police department to work with ICE to locate and deport immigrants who have been arrested in the past and released back into the community.

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"On behalf of the Board of Supervisors of Prince William County, I'm requesting the Trump administration to identify, detain and remove the 7,500 criminal illegal aliens that we have handed over to ICE in the past 10 years," said Stewart.

Stewart, a Republican who's running for governor in Virginia, says he's hoping the Trump administration helps the county do this.

But his new proposal harkens back to a dark period when Stewart began cracking down on illegal immigration, led by Stewart, says immigrate advocate Nancy Lyall.

"Ten years ago, he divided this community," said Lyall. She remembers the KKK showing up to back the effort.

"It was horrendous...and we pushed back," Lyall said.

She and Michelle Larue, CASA Virginia Executive Director, say Stewart's use of the "criminal" is wrong since the immigrants Stewart is talking about only have arrest records.

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"In this county, you're innocent until proven guilty...Arrest is not the same thing as a conviction," said Larue.

Stewart critics calls the announcement "political theatrics" for his gubernatorial campaign, but the Stewart insists his effort is sincere and he's not worried about a backlash.

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"I am doing what I think is right," and what the Board voted for two weeks ago, Stewart said.

But Supervisor Frank Principi says Stewart is using "alternative facts" and twisting the board's vote on a broader legislative platform concerning policing.

"What about due process and the guarantee of the Fourteenth Amendment? There was no mention of that," said Principi who said Stewart's announcement took him and other board members by surprise.

Principi says Stewart is redefining the term "criminal alien" which comes from President Trump's executive order on Sanctuary Cities.

Principi says if this new definition and crackdown is allowed through the 287G ICE program, it'll create a "police state" in Prince William County.

He plans to fight it, "I don't think me and colleagues will allow it."

The 287G program is an agreement made between counties, if they chose, and ICE which allow cooperation on deporting undocumented immigrants who commit crimes.

Prince William is the only Virginia county that takes part.

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