President Donald Trump says he's "giving strong considerations" to placing "Illegal Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities only."
He tweeted that on Friday hours after the White House said the idea was no longer under consideration.
Trump is accusing Democrats of failing to overhaul immigration laws and tweeting that, "The Radical Left always seems to have an Open Borders, Open Arms policy - so this should make them very happy!"
The White House had said hours earlier that it had considered a plan to release detained immigrants into sanctuary cities but the plan had been quickly scuttled by lawyers and dropped.
Sanctuary cities are places where authorities don't work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to round up those living in the country illegally.
The plan was panned by critics as an effort to use migrants as pawns to go after political opponents. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls the plan "disrespectful."
Due to the fact that Democrats are unwilling to change our very dangerous immigration laws, we are indeed, as reported, giving strong considerations to placing Illegal Immigrants in Sanctuary Cities only....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 12, 2019
....The Radical Left always seems to have an Open Borders, Open Arms policy – so this should make them very happy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 12, 2019
Meanwhile, closer to home, Nevada Assembly Bill 281 passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee on Thursday.
The bill would prohibit law enforcement from detaining an undocumented immigrant based on immigration status alone, but only if there is probable cause.
The bill would not affect Nevada's participation in the 287G program - a cooperation between local law enforcement agencies and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
