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Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly announces the opening of new Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE), Wednesday, April 26, 2017, during a news conference at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Arkansas Department of Correction shows death-row inmate Kenneth Williams. Williams' scheduled execution on April 27, 2017 won't move forward, according to a spokesman for Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. Rutledge said the state will not appeal a federal judge's order staying the execution. (Arkansas Department of Correction via AP)
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FILE - This April 1992 photo shows Daryl F. Gates in Los Angeles. Gates had been Los Angeles' chief of police for 14 years when the rioting erupted and was pressured to retire shortly afterward. Until then, he had been nationally respected for pioneering such policing innovations as the special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team and the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) programs that partner police with schools. But he was also despised in the city's black community over perceived racism and remarks like one he made that blacks were more likely to die when placed in police chokeholds because their arteries did not reopen as quickly as those of "normal people." (AP Photo)
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FILE - In this Aug. 25, 1992 file photo, from left, Antoine Miller, Henry Watson and Damian Williams stand in Superior Court in Los Angeles for arraignment on charges in connection with the riot-related beating of trucker Reginald Denny. The case was assigned to a black judge who was immediately removed by the prosecution, raising defense claims of racism. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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FILE - In this July 27, 1993 file photo, truck driver Reginald Denny speaks during a television interview in Los Angeles. Denny was delivering sand to a cement plant when he unwittingly drove into the epicenter of the Los Angeles riots that had begun a few hours before. Television viewers were shocked by helicopter footage showing several black men pulling the white Denny from the cab, then kicking and beating him. He was unable to talk when he woke up days after the attack, but he soon became aware that he had become the counterpoint to the Rodney King beating. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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Fox News anchor Kelly Wright pauses during a news conference, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in New York to discuss a lawsuit accusing the network of allowing racial discrimination. Wright and ten former and current employees of Fox News Channel filed the suit on Tuesday, saying they repeatedly complained about an executive's racist behavior but no action was taken. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Fox News anchor Kelly Wright pauses during a news conference, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in New York to discuss a lawsuit accusing the network of allowing racial discrimination. Wright and ten former and current employees of Fox News Channel filed the suit on Tuesday, saying they repeatedly complained about an executive's racist behavior but no action was taken. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Fox News anchor Kelly Wright speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in New York to discuss his part in a lawsuit accusing the network of allowing racial discrimination. Wright and ten former and current employees of Fox News Channel filed the suit on Tuesday, saying they repeatedly complained about an executive's racist behavior but no action was taken. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, right, joined by National Economic Director Gary Cohn, speaks in the briefing room of the White House, in Washington, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. President Donald Trump is proposing dramatically reducing the taxes paid by corporations big and small in an overhaul his administration says will spur economic growth and bring jobs and prosperity to the middle class. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 file photo, state Sen. Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, addresses the Senate in Sacramento, Calif. California lawmakers are considering an audacious proposal co-written by Sen. Atkins that would substantially remake the state's health care system by eliminating insurance companies and guaranteeing coverage for everyone. Hundreds of nurses are planning to rally in Sacramento Wednesday, April 26, 2017, ahead of a hearing in the Senate Health Committee. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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FILE - In this May 16, 2016, file photo, California state Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, speaks at a rally at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. California lawmakers are considering an audacious proposal that would substantially remake the state's health care system by eliminating insurance companies and guaranteeing coverage for everyone. Lara, who wrote the bill with Democratic Sen. Toni Atkins of San Diego, says they're working on details. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows inmate Kimberly Cargill. Texas' highest criminal court has refused an appeal from Cargill, on death row for the slaying seven years ago of her developmentally disabled babysitter. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, rejected 15 claims raised by 50-year-old Cargill, who was convicted in Smith County in 2012 of causing the asphyxiation of 39-year-old Cherry Walker. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)
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President Donald Trump speaks at the Interior Department in Washington, Wednesday, April, 26, 2017. The president is proposing dramatically reducing the taxes paid by corporations big and small in an overhaul his administration says will spur economic growth and bring jobs and prosperity to the middle class. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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This April 24, 2017 shows Rick Yearick of Liberal, Kan. One hundred days into Donald Trump's presidency, The Associated Press asked people from across the country to write a letter to the president. He wrote: "Keep fighting for a secure America with your travel ban for those who seek to do us harm, building a wall to secure a sound immigration policy, and by serving Americans and not trying to be President of the World. ... I commend you on the selection of (Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch) for his commitment to the Constitution rather than a revisionist who interprets it to fit their political needs. I am sure that given a chance at more appointments, you will do the same. I feel American pride again knowing that our president believes in all of us. For the past several years, I could not relate to the direction we were headed as we were divided and at each other's throats. Now, we are uniting behind the common man with the leadership of a president who honors us all." (Earl Watt via AP)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017 file photo, Sudanese refugee Suliman Bandas, who teaches English as second language, speaks in his classroom in Lincoln, Neb. One hundred days into Donald Trump's presidency, The Associated Press asked people from across the country to write a letter to the president. He wrote: "I grew up in southern Sudan, which was engaged in a long civil war with the north. In 1986 my uncle ... took my father, a teacher, and other civilians in a helicopter to areas that needed aid. I watched from our backyard as that helicopter was shot down. ... In 2005, I was accepted to come to the U.S., a place where I can be safe and call home. ... In my job I help teach refugees, and every day they express to me their worries that this country may reject refugees in the months to come. I have heard you express concern about the Syrian people and I hope this is a turning point. Please, Mr. President, let America continue to treat refugees the same way God wanted them to be treated. That is what made America what it is _ strong and different from any other country on the face of the planet. The Bible says: "When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. ..." (Leviticus 19:33-34) Dear Mr. President, May God guide you, give you wisdom, and spirit of understanding in these very challenging moments." (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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FILE - This Thursday, July 14, 2016 file photo shows Rebecca Esparza, a two-time cancer survivor, at the Watergardens in Corpus Christi, Texas. One hundred days into Donald Trump's presidency, The Associated Press asked people from across the country to write a letter to the president. She wrote: "… I cannot say I'm proud of your work so far. However, I have respect for the Office of the President, even if I disagree with your political aspirations. ... I'm a third-generation Mexican-American, born and raised in South Texas. Your disdain for Mexico, its descendants and immigrants in general troubles me. Your plan to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, leaving millions of Americans with no other health insurance options, leaves me anguished. But what distresses me most is your plan to cut nearly $6 billion in funding from the National Institutes of Health. ... Cancer research saved my life." (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 12:01 A.M. SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2017 AND THEREAFTER - In this Wednesday, April 19, 2017 photo Lisa Connor sits for a photograph at her home in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. Thousands of parents each year clash with their children's school districts over the level of special education services. Connor's daughter has been diagnosed with a complex mix of disabilities that include epilepsy and an autism spectrum diagnosis. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 12:01 A.M. SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2017 AND THEREAFTER - In this Sunday, April 23, 2017 photo Lisa Connor, of Boston, right, assists her daughter Polina, center, who has been diagnosed with a complex mix of disabilities that include epilepsy and an autism spectrum diagnosis, as they look through books in a store for used items, in Hooksett, N.H. Thousands of parents each year clash with their children's school districts over the level of special education services. “It’s an unbelievable journey. You’re worn out, you really are,” said Connor, whose daughter’s disabilities, led to the placements she sought outside the Boston Public School district when she was 9, and a residential placement two years later. “It’s a lot of stress. It’s a lot of money.” (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 12:01 A.M. SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2017 AND THEREAFTER - In this Wednesday, April 19, 2017 photo Lisa Connor stands over paperwork generated by keeping special education services on track for her daughter at Connor's home in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. Thousands of parents each year clash with their children's school districts over the level of special education services, including Connor. Connor's daughter has been diagnosed with a complex mix of disabilities that include epilepsy and a diagnosis on the autism spectrum. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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In this March 21, 2017 photo, a worker butchers wild boar at the Springfield Slaughterhouse in Springfield, La. Of the 19 state-inspected slaughterhouses, Springfield is the only one selling wild boar, although state officials say they’ve gotten inquiries from others that are interested. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
