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DACA Drama

Trump Says Program to Protect ‘Dreamers’ is ‘Probably Dead’

In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump listens during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. Casting a cloud over already
tenuous negotiations, President Donald Trump said Sunday, Jan. 14, that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, a program that protects immigrants
who were brought to the U.S. as children and live here illegally is “probably dead” and blamed Democrats, days before some government functions would start
shutting down unless a deal is reached.
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Associated Press ready tenuous negotiations to shield hundreds of thou- with a solution by March. want people coming into
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — just days before a deadline sands of these individuals, “DACA is probably dead our Country who are going
President Donald Trump on a government funding known as “Dreamers,” from because the Democrats to help us become strong
said Sunday that a pro- deal that Democrats have deportation. Trump, who don’t really want it, they and great again, people
gram that protects immi- tied to immigration. has taken a hard stance just want to talk and take coming in through a system
grants who were brought At issue is the Deferred Ac- against illegal immigration, desperately needed mon- based on MERIT. No more
to the U.S. illegally as chil- tion for Childhood Arriv- announced last year that ey away from our Military,” Lotteries! #AMERICA FIRST.”
dren is “probably dead,” als program created by he will end the program the Republican president
casting a cloud over al- President Barack Obama unless Congress comes up tweeted. “I, as President, Continued on Page 3

A Wave of Panic Rattles Hawaii after False Missile Alert

By CALEB JONES warning of an imminent Some people abandoned sage sent statewide just administrator, Vern Miyagi,
AUDREY McAVOY strike sounded on hundreds cars on the highway and after 8 a.m. Saturday read: said he took responsibility
HONOLULU (AP) — The sec- of thousands of cellphones. others gathered in the inte- “BALLISTIC MISSILE TH for the mistake. He said of-
ond recent blunder in Ha- For nearly 40 minutes peo- riors of their homes to wait REAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. ficials would study the er-
waii’s planning for a pos- ple waited. Then came the for what seemed like the in- SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. ror to make sure it doesn’t
sible North Korean nuclear second mobile alert: some- evitable, a blast that would THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” happen again.
attack left islanders shaken one hit the wrong button, cause widespread death The Hawaii Emergency
after an emergency alert there was no missile. and destruction. The mes- Management Agency’s Continued on Page 4