Lawmakers To Meet With WH Officials On DACA After Chaotic Trump Meeting

on January 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. — WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 09: U.S. President Donald Trump (C) presides over a meeting about immigration with Republican and Democrat members of Congress, including (L-R) Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Sen. David Perdue (R... WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 09: U.S. President Donald Trump (C) presides over a meeting about immigration with Republican and Democrat members of Congress, including (L-R) Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Sen. David Perdue (R-GA), Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX), House Minority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in the Cabinet Room at the White House January 9, 2018 in Washington, DC. In addition to seeking bipartisan solutions to immigration reform, Trump advocated for the reintroduction of earmarks as a way to break the legislative stalemate in Congress. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS

January 10, 2018 8:34 a.m.

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After a large group of lawmakers met with President Donald Trump for a lengthy meeting on Tuesday about a plan to restore the protections from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, a smaller group of lawmakers will meet with administration officials on Wednesday.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) will meet with Trump administration officials, Cornyn confirmed in a Wednesday morning tweet.

Politico on DACA: HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER KEVIN MCCARTHY (R-CALIF.), SEN. DICK DURBIN (D-ILL.), SENATE MAJORITY WHIP JOHN CORNYN (R-TEXAS) and HOUSE MINORITY WHIP STENY HOYER (D-MD.) will meet today with administration officials to figure out what they might be able to get done.

— Senator John Cornyn (@JohnCornyn) January 10, 2018

Trump held a chaotic, freewheeling meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday. During an hour-long media availability at the meeting, Trump offered a wide range of opinions on immigration policy and strategies for restoring DACA. His vacillating comments left lawmakers confused, with both parties coming away from the meeting with a different view on what had happened.

The smaller group of lawmakers is now tasked with determining what Trump and Congress might be able to agree to on legislation restoring DACA.

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Caitlin Mac Neal (@caitlinmacneal) is TPM's special projects editor, based in Washington, D.C. She first came to TPM as a newswriter, and has written for HuffPost, the Sunlight Foundation and Slate.

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