(CNN) Sen. Elizabeth Warren said on Friday that she would consider placing a moratorium on deportations as a bargaining maneuver to pressure Congress into action on immigration reform.

She was asked about the possibility during a forum in North Carolina hosted by Mijente, a grassroots Latino group, as part of their "El Chisme 2020" conversation series.

"I am open to suspending deportations, particularly as a way to push Congress for comprehensive immigration reform," Warren told the audience, before criticizing the expanded role of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency under President Donald Trump

Pressed after the event about her willingness to halt deportations, Warren pivoted, reiterating her support for wholesale changes to federal immigration policy and a restructuring of ICE.

"The way I see it is we need comprehensive immigration reform," she told CNN. "And I've got a plan for that, I want to expand legal immigration. I want to create a pathway to citizenship, not just for DACA, but for all of our neighbors and friends who are here to stay. I want to see that path that is fair and achievable and I want to stop the crisis at the border."

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