Updated July 11th, 2020 at 11:09 IST

Trump talks DACA citizenship and Venezuela action

President Donald Trump on Friday said he would soon be signing an executive order on immigration that would provide a "road to citizenship" for DACA recipients.

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President Donald Trump on Friday said he would soon be signing an executive order on immigration that would provide a "road to citizenship" for DACA recipients.

In an interview with Spanish language network Noticias Telemundo during his trip to Florida, Trump said his government was "working out the legal complexities right now".

"But I'm going to be signing a very major immigration bill as an executive order" over the next few weeks, the president said.

Trump accused the Democrats of walking away from negotiations over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) that was created during the Obama administration.

Trump said he thought last month's ruling by the Supreme Court, which affirmed the executive branch had the power to do away with DACA, but dealt a blow to the administration by saying it failed to follow proper procedures, had given him authorities he planned to use.

"It will give them a road to citizenship," he said of the executive order.

Trump also said the US would be taking action on Venezuela, although he didn't describe what that would entail.

"Something will happen with Venezuela," he said.

"That's all I can tell you; something will be happening with Venezuela."

 

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Published July 11th, 2020 at 11:09 IST