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Sanctuary church resident Ingrid Encalada Latorre, right, sits with Jennifer Piper of the American Friends Service Committee outside a courtroom during a recess at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Golden, Colo., Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Latorre, an immigrant who has been living in a Denver church to avoid deportation, feared being arrested by federal immigration agents as she ventured out of her sanctuary to a court hearing Wednesday to try to stay in the United States. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Sanctuary church resident Ingrid Encalada Latorre, left, talks with Judy Danielson of Mountain View Friends Meeting, outside a courtroom during a recess at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Golden, Colo., Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Latorre, an immigrant who has been living in a Denver church to avoid deportation, feared being arrested by federal immigration agents as she ventured out of her sanctuary to a court hearing Wednesday to try to stay in the United States. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, July 6, 2016 file photo, Tawandra Carr, who said she was best friends with Alton Sterling, cries while people gather outside the Triple S convenience store in Baton Rouge, La., where he was shot while selling CDs. Sterling, 37, was shot to death July 5, 2016, as two white officers pinned him to the pavement. The killing was captured on cellphone video and circulated widely online, sparking demonstrations across Baton Rouge. Officers Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II were placed on administrative leave. Neither has been charged. The U.S. Justice Department decided not to charge the two officers, according to a person familiar with the decision who disclosed it to the AP on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Federal authorities opened a civil rights investigation immediately after the shooting. The Justice Department's decision doesn't preclude state authorities from conducting their own investigation and pursuing their own criminal charges. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Suffolk County District Attorney's office in Riverhead, N.Y., shows foster parent Cesar Gonzales-Mugaburu. The acquittal of the New York foster father charged with sexually abusing boys in his care on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, shows the challenges prosecutors face in proving abuse allegations. (Suffolk County District Attorney's Office via AP, File)
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Sandra Sterling, aunt of Alton Sterling, center, listens as family and attorneys speak following a meeting with the U.S. Justice Department at federal court in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, May 3, 2017. The Justice Department, has decided not to charge two white Baton Rouge police officers in the fatal shooting of Sterling, whose death was captured on cell phone video, fueling protests in Louisiana's capital and beyond. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Kimberly Pierson, mother of Alton Sterling's son Na'Quincy Pierson, cries as she speaks to reporters following a meeting with the U.S. Justice Department at federal court in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, May 3, 2017. An investigation into the police shooting death of Sterling in Baton Rouge found that there was not enough evidence to prove that the white officers acted unreasonably and willfully, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Kimberly Pierson, left, mother of Alton Sterling's son Na'Quincy Pierson, is comforted after speaking to reporters following a meeting with the U.S. Justice Department at federal court in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, May 3, 2017. The Justice Department has decided not to charge two white Baton Rouge police officers in the shooting death of Sterling. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Cameron Sterling, son of Alton Sterling, is comforted as he listens to family and attorneys speak following a meeting with the U.S. Justice Department at federal court in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, May 3, 2017. An investigation into the police shooting death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge found that there was not enough evidence to prove that the white officers acted unreasonably and willfully, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Kimberly Pierson, mother of Alton Sterling's son Na'Quincy Pierson, cries as she speaks to reporters following a meeting with the U.S. Justice Department at federal court in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, May 3, 2017. An investigation into the police shooting death of Sterling in Baton Rouge found that there was not enough evidence to prove that the white officers acted unreasonably and willfully, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Sandra Sterling, aunt of Alton Sterling makes a gun gesture with her finger after she spoke to reporters following a meeting with the U.S. Justice Department at federal court in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, May 3, 2017. An investigation into the police shooting death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge found that there was not enough evidence to prove that the white officers acted unreasonably and willfully, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, July 5, 2016 image made from video, Alton Sterling is restrained by two Baton Rouge police officers, one holding a gun, outside a convenience store in Baton Rouge, La. Moments later, one of the officers shot and killed Sterling, a black man who had been selling CDs outside the store, while he was on the ground. Officers Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II were placed on administrative leave. Neither has been charged. The U.S. Justice Department decided not to charge the two officers, according to a person familiar with the decision who disclosed it to the AP on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. Federal authorities opened a civil rights investigation immediately after the shooting. The Justice Department's decision doesn't preclude state authorities from conducting their own investigation and pursuing their own criminal charges. (Arthur Reed via AP)
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FILE - In this July 23, 2009, file photo, Tony Alamo talks to reporters as he is escorted to a waiting police car outside the federal courthouse in Texarkana, Ark. Alamo, a one-time street preacher whose apocalyptic ministry grew into a multimillion-dollar network of businesses and property before he was convicted in Arkansas of sexually abusing girls he considered his wives, has died in prison Tuesday, May 2, 2017. He was 82. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)
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FILE - In this July 23, 2009, file photo, Tony Alamo, left, is escorted to a waiting police car outside the federal courthouse in Texarkana, Ark. Alamo, a one-time street preacher whose apocalyptic ministry grew into a multimillion-dollar network of businesses and property before he was convicted in Arkansas of sexually abusing girls he considered his wives, died in prison Tuesday, May 2, 2017. He was 82. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)
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Agriculture Secretary Secretary Sonny Perdue speaks during an interview wit The Associated Press, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at the Agriculture Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Police officers and officials patrol along Market Street after a shooting in San Francisco, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Agriculture Secretary Secretary Sonny Perdue is seen in his office after an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at the Agriculture Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Agriculture Secretary Secretary Sonny Perdue speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at the Agriculture Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Agriculture Secretary Secretary Sonny Perdue speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at the Agriculture Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **
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Agriculture Secretary Secretary Sonny Perdue pauses during an interview with The Associated Press, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at the Agriculture Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2017, file photo, Nathan Hale's head coach Brandon Roy is seen on the sidelines against Oak Hill Academy during a high school basketball game at the 2017 Hoophall Classic, in Springfield, Mass. Authorities say former NBA player Brandon Roy was shot while attending a party in Southern California over the weekend. Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Joseph Williams said Wednesday, May 3, 2017, that Roy was one of four people shot in Compton on Saturday. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)