Trump Opens the Door to an Immigration Deal. Democrats Want Proof He's Serious

Politics Follow this section to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. FollowGo to your personalized feedWHY FOLLOW? Custom Feed: stories that matter most to you. Smart Alerts: Get notified about major news as it happens. Update your preferences in Account Settings Close Immigration Follow this tag to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. FollowGo to your personalized feedWHY FOLLOW? Custom Feed: stories that matter most to you. Smart Alerts: Get notified about major news as it happens. Update your preferences in Account Settings Close Trump Opens the Door to an Immigration Deal. Democrats Want Proof He's Serious ADD TIME ON GOOGLE . FollowGo to your personalized feedWHY FOLLOW? Custom Feed: stories that matter most to you. Smart Alerts: Get notified about major news as it happens. Update your preferences in Account Settings Close Nov 9, 2026 PM UTC Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, left, and Representative Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York, arrive for a news conference with Democratic lawmakers outside the Capitol in Washington, DC, on Thursday, May 21, 2026. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, left, and Representative Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York, arrive for a news conference with Democratic lawmakers outside the Capitol in Washington, DC, on Thursday, May 21, 2026. FollowGo to your personalized feedWHY FOLLOW? Custom Feed: stories that matter most to you. Smart Alerts: Get notified about major news as it happens. Update your preferences in Account Settings Close Nov 9, 2026 PM UTC 00:001.0x05:24 Narrated . On Monday, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin echoed Trump’s conciliatory remarks, telling reporters at a conference in Maryland that Trump has encouraged him to work with Democrats who have reached out about collaborating on immigration reform in the new Congress. The prospects of Trump agreeing to an immigration deal drew wariness from both parties. Democrats were especially circumspect at Trump’s gentler tone days after tapping Stephen Miller, the architect of the Administration's immigration agenda, as his new White House Chief of Staff.  “Miller…is probably extremely unlikely to advise the president to sign a bad immigration bill or a sweeping amnesty,” says Andrew Arthur, a former immigration judge and a resident fellow at the conservative Center for Immigration Studies. The crop of newly elected Democrats to Congress include many who campaigned against Trump’s immigration policies, specifically raids conducted . Democratic Socialist Claire Valdez, who just won a House seat in New York which includes part of Brooklyn and Queens, said at a press conference on Sunday that congressional Democrats “have a mandate” to abolish ICE.