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Trump considering releasing migrant detainees in sanctuary cities

April 13, 2019 5:00 am

President Donald Trump has acknowledged planning to free immigration detainees in Democratic urban strongholds as a political retaliation ploy.

The Republican president tweeted that his antagonists should be “very happy” about the idea given their “open borders, open arms policy”.

He said he was targeting so-called sanctuary cities, which have policies to aid undocumented immigrants.

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But there was scepticism on the left and right about Mr Trump’s idea.