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‘100%’ of illegal immigrant families released into U.S.: DHS

In this Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 photo, a migrant family from Central America waits outside the Annunciation House shelter in El Paso, Texas, after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer drops them off. Volunteer shelters along the U.S.-Mexico border say they are preparing for an expected surged of new immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S. who will need temporary housing as the holidays approach. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras) **FILE**

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Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said Thursday that “100%” of illegal immigrant families in the new border surge are being released into communities, rather than being held and deported.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined at right by Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., and other congressional leaders, reacts to a failed meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on infrastructure, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Trump lashed out at Pelosi after she told reporters earlier in the morning on Capitol Hill she believed the president engaged in a "cover up" of the Russia probe. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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U.S. Navy Electricians Mate 1st Class Michael Feola, center, from Chatanooga, Tennessee, orders Sailors to march forward during a dress white uniform inspection in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 10, 2019. The John C. Stennis is operating in the U.S. 2nd Fleet in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in the Atlantic and Arctic in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jarrod A. Schad)

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The divide among 2020 Democratic presidential contenders over whether President Trump should be put through the impeachment process is growing. (Associated Press)

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A report came out on Monday, May 6, 2019, that says one million different species are in imminent danger of extinction several of which are represented at Hogle Zoo like Jilin the Amur Leopard seen chewing on a bone recently.Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

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In this Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 photo, a migrant family from Central America waits outside the Annunciation House shelter in El Paso, Texas, after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer drops them off. Volunteer shelters along the U.S.-Mexico border say they are preparing for an expected surged of new immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S. who will need temporary housing as the holidays approach. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras) **FILE**

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