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Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, right, accompanied by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, speaks at the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico City, Mexico, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. (Carlos Barria/Pool Photo via AP)

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A woman chants during an immigration protest outside of a detention center, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Elizabeth, N.J. More than 100 protesters lined the street outside of the detention center. They chanted against recent raids by federal immigration authorities and against President Donald Trump's proposed wall on the Mexican border. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Activists block a street as police officers look on during an immigration protest outside of a detention center, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Elizabeth, N.J. The activists were taken into custody after they refused to clear the street. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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People are taken into custody by Elizabeth Police officers during an immigration protest outside of a detention center, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Elizabeth, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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People are taken into custody by Elizabeth Police officers during an immigration protest outside of a detention center, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Elizabeth, N.J. More than 100 protesters lined the street outside of the detention center. They chanted against recent raids by federal immigration authorities and against President Donald Trump's proposed wall on the Mexican border. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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A man holds a sign prior to the start of an immigration protest outside of a detention center, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Elizabeth, N.J. More than 100 protesters lined the street outside of the detention center. They chanted against recent raids by federal immigration authorities and against President Donald Trump's proposed wall on the Mexican border. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor Assemblyman John Wisniewski, D-Sayreville, N.J., chants slogans during an immigration protest outside of a detention center, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Elizabeth, N.J. More than 100 protesters lined the street outside of the detention center. They chanted against recent raids by federal immigration authorities and against President Donald Trump's proposed wall on the Mexican border. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor Assemblyman John Wisniewski, D-Sayreville, N.J., center, looks on as Sen. Raymond J. Lesniak, D- Elizabeth, N.J., left, shows him a pro immigration slogan on his t-shirt during an immigration protest outside of a detention center, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Elizabeth, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, left, listens as his general counsel, Nick Brown, right, takes questions from reporters, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., after Inslee signed an executive order to ensure that state workers don't help carry out President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Trump has said he wants to expand the number of deportations of people in the country illegally, and Inslee said Thursday that his order reaffirms the state's commitment to tolerance and ensures that state workers roles are to provide services for residents and not to enforce immigration statutes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, left, briefly speaks into his phone after it rang during a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., as general counsel Nick Brown looks on at right. Inslee signed an executive order Thursday to ensure that state workers don't help carry out President Donald Trump's immigration policies. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, left, talks to reporters, as general counsel Nick Brown looks on at right, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., after Inslee signed an executive order Thursday to ensure that state workers don't help carry out President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Trump has said he wants to expand the number of deportations of people in the country illegally, and Inslee said Thursday that his order reaffirms the state's commitment to tolerance and ensures that state workers roles are to provide services for residents and not to enforce immigration statutes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Rokaih Vansot, left, a member of the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, stands with Aishah Bomani, center, the principal of Seattle's Makkah Islamic School, as they listen to Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, right, talk to reporters, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., after Inslee signed an executive order to ensure that state workers don't help carry out President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Trump has said he wants to expand the number of deportations of people in the country illegally, and Inslee said Thursday that his order reaffirms the state's commitment to tolerance and ensures that state workers roles are to provide services for residents and not to enforce immigration statutes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee walks away from the podium after talking to reporters, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., after he signed an executive order to ensure that state workers don't help carry out President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Trump has said he wants to expand the number of deportations of people in the country illegally, and Inslee said Thursday that his order reaffirms the state's commitment to tolerance and ensures that state workers roles are to provide services for residents and not to enforce immigration statutes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee talks to reporters, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., after he signed an executive order to ensure that state workers don't help carry out President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Trump has said he wants to expand the number of deportations of people in the country illegally, and Inslee said Thursday that his order reaffirms the state's commitment to tolerance and ensures that state workers roles are to provide services for residents and not to enforce immigration statutes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee right, looks up after signing an executive order, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in his office at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., as general counsel Nick Brown looks on at left. The order ensures that state workers don't help carry out President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Trump has said he wants to expand the number of deportations of people in the country illegally, and Inslee said Thursday that his order reaffirms the state's commitment to tolerance and ensures that state workers roles are to provide services for residents and not to enforce immigration statutes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee right, signs an executive order, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in his office at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., as general counsel Nick Brown looks on at left. The order ensures that state workers don't help carry out President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Trump has said he wants to expand the number of deportations of people in the country illegally, and Inslee said Thursday that his order reaffirms the state's commitment to tolerance and ensures that state workers roles are to provide services for residents and not to enforce immigration statutes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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FILE - In this May 6, 2015, file photo, traffic passes through downtown Eureka Springs, Ark. The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, that a Fayetteville ordinance extending anti-discrimination protection to members of the LGBT community violated a state law. Fayetteville, Eureka Springs and a handful of other cities had approved local ordinances prohibiting discrimination. The court agreed with state lawyers who said legislators intended to have uniform anti-discrimination measures statewide. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

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FILE - In this June 10, 2014, file photo, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge speaks at an event in Little Rock. Rutledge said Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, she was pleased that the state Supreme Court had tossed out a Fayetteville ordinance extending anti-discrimination protection to members of the LGBT community. Fayetteville, Eureka Springs and a handful of other cities had approved local ordinances prohibiting discrimination. The court agreed with state lawyers who said legislators intended to have uniform anti-discrimination measures statewide. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

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Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly speaks during a joint statement to the press by U.S. and Mexican officials at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Mexico City, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. Mexico's mounting unease and resentment over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown are looming over a Thursday meeting between Kelly, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and Mexican leaders that the U.S. had hoped would project a strong future for relations between neighbors. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, right, accompanied by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, speaks at the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico City, Mexico, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. (Carlos Barria/Pool Photo via AP)