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FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2014, file photo, children play kickball at the Karnes County Residential Center, a temporary home for immigrant women and children detained at the border, in Karnes City, Texas. A recent promise by President Donald Trump's administration not to separate most parents and children who are stopped crossing the U.S.-Mexico border means the government will need space to hold them, but the only three spaces equipped to house families, one in Pennsylvania and two in Texas, are having trouble getting licensed as childcare facilities. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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Two 19-year-olds are facing hate crimes charges for allegedly setting fire to a Donald Trump campaign sign in Maryland. (The Baltimore Sun)
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Anti-government demonstrators take cover from advancing Bolivarian Police officers during protests in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro called on Venezuelans to take to the streets in marched against the embattled socialist leader. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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FILE - In this May 3, 2010, file photo, Arizona Diamondbacks' Cesar Valdez delivers a pitch against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball game in Houston. Valdez, a 32-year-old right-hander, returns to the big leagues for the first time since 2010 when he starts for Oakland against Seattle on Thursday, April 20. Valdez is making a spot outing in place of opening day starter Kendall Graveman, who is on the disabled list because of a strained right shoulder. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2017, file photo, New York Mets relief pitcher Jeurys Familia throws during a spring training baseball workout in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Familia returns to the Mets on Thursday, April 20, after sitting out the first 15 games of the season while serving a domestic violence suspension. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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In this undated photo provided by the National Immigration Law Center shows Juan Manuel Montes, 23. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reverses itself on the status of Montes, who may be the first person who qualifies for a program to shield young immigrants to be deported by President Donald Trump. Authorities now acknowledge that Montes, qualified for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program but still defend the decision to return him to Mexico. (Juan Gastelum/National Immigration Law Center via AP)
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Emergence of Redneck Porn Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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A memorial of candles and flowers honors victims of Tuesday's shooting outside Catholic Charities Wednesday, April 19, 2017 in Fresno, Calif. Mark Gassett, 37, of Fresno, had just picked up groceries at a Catholic Charities building when he was gunned down. David Jackson, 58, of Fresno, was gunned down in the parking lot of the charity's building. (Carmen George/The Fresno Bee via AP)
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Fresno, Calif., Police Chief Jerry Dyer glances over at a photo of victim Zackary Randalls during a news conference at the Fresno Police Department on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. The black gunman suspected of killing three white men in a racially motivated attack in Fresno was proud of what he had done and laughed many times as he explained his actions in interviews with police, authorities said Wednesday. (Craig Kohlruss/The Fresno Bee via AP)
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Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer holds a news conference to go over details of Tuesday's triple homicide shooting in Fresno, Calif., at the Fresno Police Department on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. The black gunman suspected of killing three white men in a racially motivated attack in Fresno was proud of what he had done and laughed many times as he explained his actions in interviews with police, authorities said Wednesday. (Craig Kohlruss/The Fresno Bee via AP)
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House Speaker Paul Ryan (left) and Budget Mick Mulvaney have until April 28 to pass a spending bill to keep the lights on. Budget negotiators have said they can reach a deal, but many of President Trump's top priorities and promises are on the chopping block. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2017 file photo, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner speaks in Springfield, Ill. Personal PAC, an abortion-rights group said Wednesday, April, 19, 2017 in Chicago, that Rauner broke a campaign promise when he pledged last week to veto legislation to expand coverage for abortion and ensure the procedure remains legal in Illinois. PAC on Wednesday made public a questionnaire Rauner completed as a candidate stating that if elected he would sign legislation to ensure access to abortion if federal law allowing it is overturned. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP File)
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Workers prepare signs, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, during a rally held by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The rally was held to urge lawmakers to including funding for new labor contracts in the budget currently being put together in the Legislature. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Immigrant rights groups present a petition asking lawmakers to help release a Nicaraguan asylum seeker, who was detained after a routine check-in with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in South Florida, at the office of Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in Miami. At right is Ros-Lehtinen's Chief of Staff Maytee Sanz. Espilvio Sanchez-Benavidez is slated for deportation even as he continues to appeal his case in federal court. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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ACLU Legal and Policy director Rebecca Robertson talks during a news conference held by opponents of a "bathroom bill" at the Texas State Capitol, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in Austin, Texas. The Texas House is considering a bill that's different than one that sparked outcry when it cleared the state Senate last month. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Libby Gonzales, a transgender girl, left, sits with her mother Rachel, second from left, during a news conference held by opponents, including the ACLU, of a "bathroom bill" at the Texas State Capitol, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in Austin, Texas. The Texas House is considering a bill that's different than one that sparked outcry when it cleared the state Senate last month. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Libby Gonzales, a transgender girl, sits with her mother Rachel during a news conference held by opponents of a "bathroom bill" at the Texas State Capitol, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Texas House is considering a bill that's different than one that sparked outcry when it cleared the state Senate last month. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, strikes his gavel during debates in the House, Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in Austin, Texas, where debate over school finance is set to begin. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Rep. Dan Huberty, R-Houston, center, talks with Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, left, and Rep. Diego Bernal, D-San Antonio, right, on the house floor Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Huberty, Chair of the House Public Education Committee, is the sponsor of House Bill 21 which would put money into the school system. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Rep. Dan Huberty, R-Houston, right, sits at his desk on the house floor Wednesday, April 19, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Huberty, Chair of the House Public Education Committee, is the sponsor of House Bill 21 which would put money into the school system. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
