Trump is considering a loophole, which he found in a conservative magazine article, to bypass Congress to impose new immigration policies

• President Donald Trump is interested in a new article in the National Review claiming a recent Supreme Court decision enables him to bypass Congress to impose his own policies, Axios reported.
• The article has been spotted on Trump's Oval Office desk, and the president has brought it up in discussions with advisers, Axios reported.
• It was written by John Yoo, a lawyer who drafted President George W. Bush's legal justification for torturing detainees during the "War on Terror."
• In a recent Telemundo interview, Trump said he is considering new immigration policies imposed by executive order, citing the Supreme Court decision as justification. 
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President Donald Trump and his advisers are considering a loophole outlined in an article in the National Review that would enable him to bypass Congress and impose his own policies to restrict immigration, Axios reported Sunday. 

The June 22 article — titled "How the Supreme Court's DACA Decision Harms the Constitution, the Presidency, Congress, and the Country" — has been spotted on Trump's Oval Office desk, and the president has brought it up twice in discussions with advisers, two White House officials told Axios. 

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