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A DHS photo of a classroom at the Berks Family Residential Center, a facility for housing illegal-immigrant families. A June 2 audit by the DHS's office of inspector general found the facilities to be clean and well-run. (oig.dhs.gov)[https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2017/OIG-17-65-Jun17.pdf]
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Kansas state Reps. Troy Waymaster, left, R-Bunker Hill, and Russ Jennings, R-Lakin, confer before the House's debate on overriding Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's veto of a bill increasing income taxes to fix the state budget, Tuesday, June 6, 2017, in Topeka, Kan. Both Jennings and Waymaster, the House Appropriations Committee chairman, voted to override. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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Andrea Constand arrives during Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Cosby is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting Constand at his home outside Philadelphia in 2004 (Mark Makela/Pool Photo via AP)
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Andrea Constand arrives during Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Cosby is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting Constand at his home outside Philadelphia in 2004 (Mark Makela/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **
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Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Wednesday, June 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Wednesday, June 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Wednesday, June 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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In this Tuesday, May 30, 2017 photo, Marco Quiroga, who works to support LGBTQ and social-justice causes in central Florida, reflects in front of one of the memorials at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Fla. A year after the Pulse Nightclub shooting, the city's gay Latinos are trying to build up their community by forming support groups, seeking seats at the tables of power and creating a foundation to champion gays and Latinos. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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In this Tuesday, May 30, 2017 photo, Marco Quiroga, who works to support LGBTQ and social-justice causes in central Florida, reflects in front of one of the memorials at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Fla. A year after the Pulse Nightclub shooting, the city's gay Latinos are trying to build up their community by forming support groups, seeking seats at the tables of power and creating a foundation to champion gays and Latinos. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Bill Cosby, second from right, and Defense attorney Brian McMonagle exit the Montgomery County Courthouse during his sexual assault trial Tuesday, June 6, 2017, in Norristown, Pa. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Pool Photo via AP)
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Lili Bernard, who said Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her before giving her a one-time role on "The Cosby Show" in 1992, walks out of the courtroom for Cosby's sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, in Norristown, Pa. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Pool Photo via AP)
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Attorney Gloria Allred walks to the courtroom for Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, in Norristown, Pa. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Pool Photo via AP)
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Bill Cosby walks from the courtroom during a break in his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, June 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)
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Therese Serignese, one of dozens who've alleged Cosby molested them decades ago, walks outside the courtroom during lunch break at Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, in Norristown, Pa. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Pool Photo via AP)
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Andrea Constand walks to the courtroom during Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Cosby is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting Constand at his home outside Philadelphia in 2004. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)
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Bill Cosby walks from the Montgomery County Courthouse during his sexual assault trial, Tuesday, June 6, 2017, in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Bill Cosby walks from the Montgomery County Courthouse during his sexual assault trial, Tuesday, June 6, 2017, in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Bill Cosby walks from the Montgomery County Courthouse during his sexual assault trial, Tuesday, June 6, 2017, in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Bill Cosby reacts to a call from the crowd as he walks from the Montgomery County Courthouse during his sexual assault trial, Tuesday, June 6, 2017, in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Bill Cosby walks from the Montgomery County Courthouse during his sexual assault trial, Tuesday, June 6, 2017 in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)