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Dawood, 15, carries the family bags as they arrive in the departure area of the airport in Irbil, Iraq, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. An Iraqi family has landed in the United States as a federal court blocked a travel ban that would have kept others like them out of the country for 120 days. Nadia Hanan Madalo and her family arrived in San Diego to be reunited with Madalo’s siblings and mother, who arrived as refugees in recent years. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Oraha, 12, left, Noor, 8, center, and Salim Tobiya Kato, 56, arrive at the Erbil International Airport in Irbil, Iraq, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. An Iraqi family has landed in the United States as a federal court blocked a travel ban that would have kept others like them out of the country for 120 days. Nadia Hanan Madalo and her family arrived in San Diego to be reunited with Madalo’s siblings and mother, who arrived as refugees in recent years. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Nadia Hanan Madalo, 46, center, exits a bus with her family as they arrive in the departure area of the airport in Irbil, Iraq, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. An Iraqi family has landed in the United States as a federal court blocked a travel ban that would have kept others like them out of the country for 120 days. Madalo and her family arrived in San Diego to be reunited with Madalo’s siblings and mother, who arrived as refugees in recent years. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Nadia Hanan Madalo, center right, hugs her mother, Alyshooa Kannah, center left, at the airport after arriving from Iraq Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in San Diego. Madalo and her family, refugees forced to flee their town of Batnaya, Iraq, after the Islamic State invaded and destroyed it several years ago, arrived in San Diego to be reunited with Madalo's siblings and mother. As they flew to the U.S. on Wednesday, a federal judge in Hawaii put a hold on President Trump's newest ban - the latest development in a fight between the administration and the courts that has injected more uncertainty into the lives of refugees. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Nadia Hanan Madalo, center, hugs her brother Gassan Kakooz at the airport after arriving from Iraq Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in San Diego. Madalo and her family, refugees forced to flee their town of Batnaya, Iraq, after the Islamic State invaded and destroyed it several years ago, arrived in San Diego to be reunited with Madalo's siblings and mother. As they flew to the U.S. on Wednesday, a federal judge in Hawaii put a hold on President Trump's newest ban - the latest development in a fight between the administration and the courts that has injected more uncertainty into the lives of refugees. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Nadia Hanan Madalo, center right, hugs her mother, Alyshooa Kannah, left, at the airport after arriving from Iraq Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in San Diego. Madalo and her family, refugees forced to flee their town of Batnaya, Iraq, after the Islamic State invaded and destroyed it several years ago, arrived in San Diego to be reunited with Madalo's siblings and mother. As they flew to the U.S. on Wednesday, a federal judge in Hawaii put a hold on President Trump's newest ban - the latest development in a fight between the administration and the courts that has injected more uncertainty into the lives of refugees. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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A portion of President Donald Trump's first proposed budget focusing on the Department of Energy was released by the Office of Management and Budget. (Associated Press/File)
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A portion of President Donald Trump's first proposed budget, focusing on the Department of Education, and released by the Office of Management and Budget, is photographed in Washington, Wednesday, March 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
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Attorney General Bob Ferguson, right, stands with members of his staff, including Solicitor General Noah Purcell, center, and Civil Rights Unit Chief Colleen Melody, second left, before speaking with the media on the steps of the federal courthouse after an immigration hearing there Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Seattle. Hours before it was to take effect, President Donald Trump's revised travel ban was put on hold Wednesday by a federal judge in Hawaii. In a new court filing Wednesday, Ferguson said the state supports the arguments made in a related case filed by an immigrant rights group based in Seattle that alleges the ban discriminates against Muslims and violates federal immigration law. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Attorney General Bob Ferguson, center, stands with Solicitor General Noah Purcell, left, and Civil Rights Unit Chief Colleen Melody as he speaks with media members on the steps of the federal courthouse after an immigration hearing there Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Seattle. Hours before it was to take effect, President Donald Trump's revised travel ban was put on hold Wednesday by a federal judge in Hawaii. In a new court filing Wednesday, Ferguson said the state supports the arguments made in a related case filed by an immigrant rights group based in Seattle that alleges the ban discriminates against Muslims and violates federal immigration law. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Attorney General Bob Ferguson smiles as he speaks with the media on the steps of the federal courthouse after an immigration hearing there Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Seattle. Hours before it was to take effect, President Donald Trump's revised travel ban was put on hold Wednesday by a federal judge in Hawaii. In a new court filing Wednesday, Ferguson said the state supports the arguments made in a related case filed by an immigrant rights group based in Seattle that alleges the ban discriminates against Muslims and violates federal immigration law. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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In this March 11, 2017, photo, a volunteer teacher erases the board after her English lesson after teaching Christian Burmese refugees in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. An Associated Press analysis suggests that the people hurt most by President Donald Trump's planned deep cuts in refugee visas are from not any of the six Muslim countries listed in his travel ban, but Myanmar. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)
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In this March 11, 2017, photo, a Christian Burmese refugee writes during an English lesson in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. An Associated Press analysis suggests that the people hurt most by President Donald Trump's planned deep cuts in refugee visas are from not any of the six Muslim countries listed in his travel ban, but Myanmar. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)
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In this March 11, 2017, photo, Christian Burmese refugee students listen to a volunteer teacher during an English lesson in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. An Associated Press analysis suggests that the people hurt most by President Donald Trump's planned deep cuts in refugee visas are from not any of the six Muslim countries listed in his travel ban, but Myanmar. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)
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In this March 11, 2017, photo, Christian Burmese refugees fix the linoleum floor of their classroom in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. An Associated Press analysis suggests that the people hurt most by President Donald Trump's planned deep cuts in refugee visas are from not any of the six Muslim countries listed in his travel ban, but Myanmar. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)
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In this March 11, 2017, photo, Christian Burmese refugees play before the start of their lessons in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. An Associated Press analysis suggests that the people hurt most by President Donald Trump's planned deep cuts in refugee visas are from not any of the six Muslim countries listed in his travel ban, but Myanmar. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)
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In this March 11, 2017, photo, Christian Burmese refugees play before the start of their lessons in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. An Associated Press analysis suggests that the people hurt most by President Donald Trump's planned deep cuts in refugee visas are from not any of the six Muslim countries listed in his travel ban, but Myanmar. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)
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In this March 11, 2017, photo, Christian Burmese refugees play before the start of their lessons in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. An Associated Press analysis suggests that the people hurt most by President Donald Trump's planned deep cuts in refugee visas are from not any of the six Muslim countries listed in his travel ban, but Myanmar. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)
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In this March 11, 2017, photo, Christian Burmese refugees play music in a classroom in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. An Associated Press analysis suggests that the people hurt most by President Donald Trump's planned deep cuts in refugee visas are from not any of the six Muslim countries listed in his travel ban, but Myanmar. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)
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In this March 11, 2017, photo, a Christian Burmese refugee walks between two classrooms during lessons in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. An Associated Press analysis suggests that the people hurt most by President Donald Trump's planned deep cuts in refugee visas are from not any of the six Muslim countries listed in his travel ban, but Myanmar. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)
