Trump still on track to begin deporting illegal immigrant families

President Trump said Saturday that he is still intent on beginning a new round of deportations for illegal immigrant families who are defying judges’ orders, vowing it will begin “some time after July 4.”

Mr. Trump had imposed a two-week delay on the deportations last weekend, in response to a request from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The president said lawmakers should use the two weeks to try to strike a deal on fixing the lax U.S. policies that entice illegal immigrants to make the journey.

But with no progress, Mr. Trump said he’s ready to give the greenlight to the deportations.

“We will be removing large numbers of people,” he said at a press conference in Japan. He added: “Sometime after July 4.”

At issue are hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants who’ve streamed into the U.S. this year with impunity — most of them sneaking across the border then flagging down Border Patrol agents and demanding to be taken care of.