Weeks before President Trump declared he would designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, Cabinet members and top aides from across the government recommended against it, sources exclusively tell Reuters
WASHINGTON - In the weeks before U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration last month that he would forge ahead with designating Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, Cabinet members and top aides from across the government recommended against it, five people knowledgeable about the matter told Reuters.
Stephen Miller, one of the most influential White House advisers and the architect of Trump’s policies to stem immigration, was among the officials who voiced concerns during deliberations that preceded two high-level meetings resulting in recommendations to shelve the designation plan, according to two of the sources.
The senior administration official portrayed the president’s announcement not as a reversal but as a strategic move. In a meeting with Attorney General William Barr on Dec. 5, President Lopez Obrador expressed opposition to the designation plan, saying the Mexican constitution would not permit such foreign interference, a presidential spokesman told Reuters Tuesday. After the plan was delayed, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard tweeted his appreciation of Trump’s decision, saying “there will be good results.”Trump has made halting illegal immigration and narcotics trafficking across the U.S.
The senior administration official said Trump and many top aides have wanted to crack down on cartel trafficking in narcotics and illegal immigration for some time and were looking at novel approaches, including the FTO designation plan. The agencies represented at the meetings included the departments of State, Justice, Homeland Security, Defense, Treasury and Commerce, one administration official said.
A Dec. 19 report published by the conservative Heritage Foundation warned that designating cartels as FTOs would weaken Trump’s immigration policies.
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
Melania Trump silently forges path through impeachmentHillary Clinton spent the morning of her husband&39;s impeachment visiting Capitol Hill to rally Democrats to his side. Pat Nixon kept assuring reporters her husband wouldn&39;t quit — right up until he did. Eliza Johnson, frail from tuberculosis, kept watch over her husband during his impeachment
Baca lebih lajut »
Mike Lee is the quiet force to get Trump acquittedGraham and McConnell get all the headlines fighting for Trump in impeachment. But Sen. Mike Lee is the quiet force behind preparations with the president and his team to clear him at trial
Baca lebih lajut »
Seeing a Central American surge, Mexicans join the asylum line at the U.S. borderAfter a long, steady decline in overall Mexican immigration following its peak in 2000, the number of Mexican asylum seekers arriving at the southwestern border has been steadily rising in recent months.
Baca lebih lajut »
A Trump Policy 'Clarification' All but Ends Punishment for Bird DeathsWASHINGTON -- As the state of Virginia prepared for a major bridge and tunnel expansion in the tidewaters of the Chesapeake Bay last year, engineers understood that the nesting grounds of 25,000 gulls, black skimmers, royal terns and other seabirds were about to be plowed under.To compensate, they considered
Baca lebih lajut »
Melania Trump silently forges path through impeachmentHillary Clinton rallied Democrats to her husband's side. Pat Nixon assured reporters her husband wouldn't quit. Melania Trump is handling her husband's impeachment differently, showing no inclination to speak out publicly, dsupervilleAP reports
Baca lebih lajut »
Mexico says Bolivia harassing its diplomats in La PazMexico has accused Bolivia of intimidating its diplomats in La Paz after a chill in relations since Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador last month gave political asylum to former Bolivian president Evo Morales.
Baca lebih lajut »