Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) asked President Donald Trump to withdraw immigration agents from major cities, calling a ramp-up in patrols and enforcement raids “dangerous” in a rare visit to the White House.
Trump requested the meeting, according to a readout from Schumer’s office, to discuss billions in federal dollars the White House froze last fall for the Gateway tunnel project, but the conversation turned to other Washington flashpoints, including the raids and Obamacare negotiations currently underway in the Senate.
“Leader Schumer told the president ICE raids are terrorizing communities,” said the readout. “Leader Schumer also told President Trump that their actions are dangerous and putting more people at risk, and he must pull back ICE from U.S. cities.”
A senior White House official separately
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