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Trump says could send migrants to 'sanctuary cities'

Honduran migrants gather in the north of the country at the begining of their march to the United States. [AFP]

US President Donald Trump said Friday he is seriously considering funneling detained illegal migrants into the self-declared sanctuary cities that oppose his tough immigration policies.

Trump's announcement on Twitter reversed a previous White House assurance that the idea -- criticized as political retribution against cities led by opposition Democrats -- had been dropped.

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