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Article snippet: enact stricter immigration laws using the so-called nuclear option to rewrite filibuster rules. Trump has mentioned "caravans" of immigrants multiple times in the last couple days following a segment on “Fox & Friends” that discussed an "army of migrants" marching from Honduras. He has also stated in the past two days that he is no longer willing to accept a deal on a long-term fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. He blamed Democrats for the failure to reach an agreement, even though the White House rejected multiple bipartisan proposals. Trump had previously said he would support whatever immigration legislation was delivered to his desk. The Trump administration announced last year it was ending DACA, an Obama-era program that allows certain immigrants brought into the country illegally as children to live and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation. The program is still limping along, however, after a federal judge blocked the administration from winding it down. Trump's latest tweets came the same day that The Wall Street Journal reported that the Justice Department has for the first time set quotas for immigration judges, a change intended to speed up the process of closing cases and to help clear a backlog. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2018 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Link to the full article to read more