Rep. Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffTop Democrats call for DOJ watchdog to probe Barr over possible 2020 election influence Overnight Defense: Top admiral says 'no condition' where US should conduct nuclear test 'at this time' | Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings Overnight Defense: House to vote on military justice bill spurred by Vanessa Guillén death | Biden courts veterans after Trump's military controversies MORE (D-Calif.) ripped President Trump after it was reported Trump will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, saying his administration has hit “rock bottom.”

“For an Administration marked by indifference to plight of others, today @POTUS hit rock bottom, ending protection for a bunch of kids,” Schiff tweeted.

For an Administration marked by indifference to plight of others, today @POTUS hit rock bottom, ending protection for a bunch of kids. #DACA — Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) September 4, 2017

Politico reported Sunday night that Trump has made the decision to end DACA, which temporarily blocked the deportation of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country as minors and sought work permits.

Nearly 800,000 people brought to the country illegally as children have benefitted from the program.

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Trump’s decision reportedly includes a six-month delay which would give Congress a window in which it could step in before the protections expire, one White House official told Politico.

The report sparked an uproar from Democrats in Congress. Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 Biden's fiscal program: What is the likely market impact? McConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security MORE (I-Vt.) said if Trump ends DACA, it will be “one of the ugliest and cruelest decisions ever made by a president,” and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) accused Trump “heeling to his base.”