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White House Chief of Staff John Kelly expresses optimism about DACA deal without suggesting timeline

Washington • As House Republican leaders worked to avoid a government shutdown by rounding up votes for a short-term spending bill, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly expressed optimism that Congress will work out a deal to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

Kelly, while offering no timetable for when an agreement might be reached, gave an upbeat assessment of the state of play in the debate over legal status for immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children.

“The DACA deal will be worked out, I think, by the United States Congress,” he told reporters on Capitol Hill.