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Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen speaks during a roundtable on immigration policy with President Donald Trump at Morrelly Homeland Security Center, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Bethpage, N.Y. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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A coalition of more than 40 progressive groups have organized a rally outside the White House and 100 marches around the country later this month to protest Trump administration immigration policies. (Moveon.org)
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"There's no need for legislation," said Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat. "Mr. President, you started it, you can stop it, plain and simple." (Associated Press)
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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, walks with President Donald Trump as they head to a meeting of House Republicans to discuss a GOP immigration bill at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 19, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Illustration on mortgages and the new tax law by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Senior White House adviser Stephen Miller listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on immigration policy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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The New Yorker has apologized after a fact checker and contributing writer falsely accused a Marine veteran and current ICE forensic analyst of having a Nazi tattoo. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
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Central American migrants carry a flags of El Salvador and Honduras during a celebration of National Migrant Day at the Suchiate River on the border of Guatemala and Mexico on Sunday Sep. 3, 2006. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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Stonewall Jackson. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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President Trump, for his part, said he won't accept the border being overrun. "The United States will not be a migrant camp and it will not be a refugee holding facility. It won't be," he said. (Associated Press)
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The news media has created a strong narrative about the immigration crisis, though some analysts are pointing to flaws in the coverage. (Associated Press)
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A newly retired Muslim professor at the University of Connecticut was caught on camera last year ordering students to remove their shoes and praise Allah before entering his office. (YouTube/@JihadWatchVideo)
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Illustration on world population growth by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Jose Antonio Vargas, a journalist, filmmaker, and immigration rights activist, from San Francisco, holds up his California Driver's License as he speaks to supporters of fair immigration reform gather in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, April 18, 2016. The Supreme Court is taking up an important dispute over immigration that could affect millions of people who are living in the country illegally. The Obama administration is asking the justices in arguments today to allow it to put in place two programs that could shield roughly 4 million people from deportation and make them eligible to work in the United States. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Migrants descend the Italian coast guard vessel Dattilo upon arrival at the eastern port of Valencia, Spain, Sunday, Jun. 17, 2018. The first Italian government ship accompanying the migrant aid vessel Aquarius with 630 people aboard on Sunday docked at the Spanish port ending a weeklong perilous crossing of the Mediterranean. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie says Democrats in his chamber believe all Americans deserve a health care system that guarantees coverage for all. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents gather before serving a employment audit notice at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Los Angeles. Immigration officials have sharply increased audits of companies to verify that their employees are authorized to work in the country, signaling the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration is reaching deeper into the workplace to create a "culture of compliance" among employers who rely on immigrant labor. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
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Some Connecticut parents are crying foul after two transgender high school athletes took home state titles in girls track and field earlier this month. (WTNH)
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What do you mean,"you're not going to pay our bill?" (Illustration by Gary Varvel for Creators Syndicate)
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"Anyone who is hoping to use this report to undermine the Mueller probe or prove the existence of a deep state conspiracy against President Trump will be surely disappointed," Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer told reporters. (Associated Press)