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Friday, February 14, 2020

Donald Trump's White House showdown with Andrew Cuomo over banning global entry for New Yorkers ends in stalemate after president demands state stops suing him and attacks his brother Chris as 'Fredo'

A White House meeting Thursday between U.S. President Donald Trump and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo over New York's pro-immigrant policies was 'productive,' according to Trump's top homeland official.

Acting U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf, who attended Thursday's meeting, said in a written statement that discussions between both sides would continue with the goal of reaching 'a mutually agreeable solution.'

The DHS announced a policy last week that would bar hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers from new enrollment and renewals in federal programs that help travelers speed through airport security lines and borders.

The action was in response to New York's Green Light law passed last June that lets unauthorized immigrants apply for driver's licenses and limits the access of federal immigration authorities to records from the state's Department of Motor Vehicles

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