Trump Directs DHS Secretary to Seek Bipartisan Immigration Reform

President Donald Trump directed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to collaborate with Democrats on immigration reform following a 60 Minutes interview. During the interview, Trump suggested his mass deportation campaign might be too tough and expressed interest in a deal providing legal status to non-criminal illegal immigrants who work and pay taxes.

Secretary Mullin stated that Congress must determine if DACA recipients can become legal permanent citizens. Despite the directive to seek a bipartisan deal, both Trump and Mullin explicitly denied that the administration would grant amnesty. The White House maintained that the president's core policy remains unchanged.

To maintain the administration's hardline stance, Trump appointed Stephen Miller, the architect of the mass deportation policy, as his chief of staff. This shift toward potential negotiation has drawn criticism from immigration hawks who argue that scaling back deportations through a bipartisan agreement would damage the Republican Party.