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FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2017 file photo, Sabal Trail pipeline protesters hold signs against the pipeline project in front of the office of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in Coral Gables, Fla. The Sabal Trail is an underground natural gas pipeline project from Alabama to Florida. Prolonged protests in North Dakota failed to stop the flow of oil through the Dakota Access pipeline. But they've provided inspiration for protests against pipelines around the country. Tactics used in North Dakota such as resistance camps, social media and online fundraising are now being used against pipeline projects in nearly a dozen states. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)
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FILE - In this March 29, 2016, file photo, activists and residents from across Bergen County deliver petitions against the proposed Pilgrim Pipeline project in New York and New Jersey In Hackensack, N.J. Prolonged protests in North Dakota failed to stop the flow of oil through the Dakota Access pipeline. But they've provided inspiration for protests against pipelines around the country. Tactics used in North Dakota such as resistance camps, social media and online fundraising are now being used against pipeline projects in nearly a dozen states. (Amy Newman/The Record of Bergen County via AP, File)
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Jasmin Negrete, 9, of Mexico, participates in the Argullo Mexicano dance group during a Women's Day celebration, Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Dayton, Ohio. President Donald Trump's tough talk and new policies on immigration have cast a cloud over Dayton that's linked its future to attracting and keeping foreign-born residents. The "Welcome Dayton" initiative has helped halt population decline, add well-educated, skilled workers, and revitalize rundown neighborhoods in a Rust Belt city that was reeling from the recession and losing a signature company. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Ismail Ozcan, who leads the Turkish American Society of Ohio in Dayton, speaks during an interview in his office, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, in Dayton, Ohio. President Donald Trump's tough talk and new policies on immigration have cast a cloud over Dayton that's linked its future to attracting and keeping foreign-born residents. The "Welcome Dayton" initiative has helped halt population decline, add well-educated, skilled workers, and revitalize rundown neighborhoods in a Rust Belt city that was reeling from the recession and losing a signature company. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Visitors browse vendor tables specializing in immigration assistance during a Women's Day celebration, Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Dayton, Ohio. President Donald Trump's tough talk and new policies on immigration have cast a cloud over Dayton that's linked its future to attracting and keeping foreign-born residents. The "Welcome Dayton" initiative has helped halt population decline, add well-educated, skilled workers, and revitalize rundown neighborhoods in a Rust Belt city that was reeling from the recession and losing a signature company. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Melissa Bertolo, program coordinator of Welcome Dayton, makes the rounds by vendor tables during a Women's Day celebration, Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Dayton, Ohio. President Donald Trump's tough talk and new policies on immigration have cast a cloud over Dayton that's linked its future to attracting and keeping foreign-born residents. The "Welcome Dayton" initiative has helped halt population decline, add well-educated, skilled workers, and revitalize rundown neighborhoods in a Rust Belt city that was reeling from the recession and losing a signature company. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Ismael Gula, a Libya-born refugee who plans to build a center for shopping, services, and a mosque on rundown properties, speaks during an interview, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, in Dayton, Ohio. President Donald Trump's tough talk and new policies on immigration have cast a cloud over Dayton that's linked its future to attracting and keeping foreign-born residents. The "Welcome Dayton" initiative has helped halt population decline, add well-educated, skilled workers, and revitalize rundown neighborhoods in a Rust Belt city that was reeling from the recession and losing a signature company. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Alexis McCauley, center right, sits with her family before performing with her dance group during a Women's Day celebration, Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Dayton, Ohio. President Donald Trump's tough talk and new policies on immigration have cast a cloud over Dayton that's linked its future to attracting and keeping foreign-born residents. The "Welcome Dayton" initiative has helped halt population decline, add well-educated, skilled workers, and revitalize rundown neighborhoods in a Rust Belt city that was reeling from the recession and losing a signature company. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Mohamed Al-Hamdani, an Iraqi-born health care executive whose family came here in 1992 after spending 18 months in a refugee camp, poses for a portrait after an interview, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, in Dayton, Ohio. President Donald Trump's tough talk and new policies on immigration have cast a cloud over Dayton that's linked its future to attracting and keeping foreign-born residents. The "Welcome Dayton" initiative has helped halt population decline, add well-educated, skilled workers, and revitalize rundown neighborhoods in a Rust Belt city that was reeling from the recession and losing a signature company. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Ramadan Alhaddad, a Libya-born professional interpreter, assists visitors as they browse vendor tables specializing in immigration assistance, Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Dayton, Ohio. President Donald Trump's tough talk and new policies on immigration have cast a cloud over Dayton that's linked its future to attracting and keeping foreign-born residents. The "Welcome Dayton" initiative has helped halt population decline, add well-educated, skilled workers, and revitalize rundown neighborhoods in a Rust Belt city that was reeling from the recession and losing a signature company. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Visitors browse vendor tables specializing in immigration assistance during a Women's Day celebration, Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Dayton, Ohio. President Donald Trump's tough talk and new policies on immigration have cast a cloud over Dayton that's linked its future to attracting and keeping foreign-born residents. The "Welcome Dayton" initiative has helped halt population decline, add well-educated, skilled workers, and revitalize rundown neighborhoods in a Rust Belt city that was reeling from the recession and losing a signature company. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Dancers perform at a Women's Day celebration sponsored by Welcome Dayton, Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Dayton, Ohio. President Donald Trump's tough talk and new policies on immigration have cast a cloud over Dayton that's linked its future to attracting and keeping foreign-born residents. The "Welcome Dayton" initiative has helped halt population decline, add well-educated, skilled workers, and revitalize rundown neighborhoods in a Rust Belt city that was reeling from the recession and losing a signature company. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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A Kashmiri man sits outside a closed shop during a strike in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, April 2, 2017. Kashmiri separatists called for a strike Sunday to protest against the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the disputed region. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
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An Indian paramilitary soldier patrols at a closed market during a strike in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, April 2, 2017. Kashmiri separatists called for a strike Sunday to protest against the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the disputed region. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
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Supporters of Kashmir's Awami Ittihaad party shout slogans protesting against the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, April 2, 2017. Kashmiri separatists called for a strike Sunday to protest against the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the disputed region. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
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FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2014 file photo, A corrections deputy walks to the upper level of a unit of the Pierce County Jail in Tacoma, Wash. Inmates and their families are suing Pierce County after they suffered medical problems or died at the jail, and in turn, the county is suing the for-profit company that provided medical services to those inmates. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)
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People attend the funeral services for Timothy Caughman Saturday, April 1, 2017, in New York. Caughman was alone and collecting bottles for recycling last month when he was attacked from behind with a sword. Authorities say his assailant, James Harris Jackson, took a bus last month to New York to target black men. Jackson is being held without bail on charges of murder as a hate crime. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the funeral services for Timothy Caughman Saturday, April 1, 2017, in New York. Caughman was alone and collecting bottles for recycling last month when he was attacked from behind with a sword. Authorities say his assailant, James Harris Jackson, took a bus last month to New York to target black men. Jackson is being held without bail on charges of murder as a hate crime. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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New York City public advocate Letitia James speaks at the funeral services for Timothy Caughman Saturday, April 1, 2017, in New York. Caughman was alone and collecting bottles for recycling last month when he was attacked from behind with a sword. Authorities say his assailant, James Harris Jackson, took a bus last month to New York to target black men. Jackson is being held without bail on charges of murder as a hate crime. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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People listen as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the funeral services for Timothy Caughman Saturday, April 1, 2017, in New York. Caughman was alone and collecting bottles for recycling last month when he was attacked from behind with a sword. Authorities say his assailant, James Harris Jackson, took a bus last month to New York to target black men. Jackson is being held without bail on charges of murder as a hate crime. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
