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First lady Melania Trump walks through the Upbring New Hope Children's Center in McAllen, Texas, Thursday after a roundtable discussion with doctors and social workers there. The facility is operated by Lutheran Social Services of the South.

First Lady Melania Trump Makes Trip To Visit Border Detention Facilities

6:23pm June 21, 2018

by Miles Parks

The first lady visited a children's shelter in McAllen, Texas. A visit to a Customs and Border Protection intake facility was canceled because of flooding in the area.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is trying to unite his conference around a compromise immigration bill modeled on the four items President Trump has demanded in a legislative proposal.

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House GOP Leaders Delay Vote On Compromise Immigration Bill

5:54pm June 21, 2018

The immigration debate in the House this week demonstrates deep divisions inside the House Republican conference and spotlights a controversial issue just months ahead of the midterm elections.

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Why Alternatives To Tariffs Can Be More Effective

5:52pm June 21, 2018

by Cardiff Garcia

Historically, tariffs have proved to be a blunt instrument that aren't as effective as other measures. Past examples show how countries get around them, and why other tactics work better.

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Trump's Executive Order To End Family Separation Hasn't Quieted Protesters

5:18pm June 21, 2018

by Mallory Falk

A group of 20 mayors from across the country gathered Thursday near an immigrant youth detention encampment near Tornillo, Texas, to protest and demand information about what is being done to reunify the children with their families.

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Millions Raised For Immigrants Will Be Used To Provide Legal Support

5:18pm June 21, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jenny Hixon, outreach director for the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, about the millions of dollars raised to help immigrants at detention centers and how the organization is using the funds.

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After Family Separation Policy Reversal, Trump Says 'Zero Tolerance' Should Remain In Effect

4:34pm June 21, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

The day after a major reversal of the Trump administration's practice of separating children from parents accused of crossing the border illegally, President Trump continues to insist his "zero tolerance" policy must remain in effect.

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Former ICE Director Says Some Migrant Family Separations Could Be Permanent

4:34pm June 21, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with John Sandweg, who served as acting director of ICE under the Obama administration. He says the U.S. risks permanently separating families when it divides migrant parents from their children at the border.

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President Trump speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at the Amsoil Arena on Wednesday in Duluth, Minn.

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FACT CHECK: President Trump's Duluth Rally Claims

4:10pm June 21, 2018

by Scott Horsley

President Trump boasted of economic and foreign policy gains at a campaign rally in Duluth, Minn. Some of his claims don't match the facts.

President Donald Trump reaches out to embrace his family at his inauguration Jan. 20, 2017. (From left: First lady Melania Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump and Tiffany Trump.)

'Born Trump' Examines The 'Emotional Hold' The President Has On His Family

3:44pm June 21, 2018

by Terry Gross

Journalist Emily Jane Fox focused on Trump's three marriages and five children when writing her new book. "His presence is overwhelming," she says of the president's role in the family.

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New England Patriots players Devin McCourty, left, and Jason McCourty, far right, post for a photo Tuesday night at the Suffolk County DA candidates' panel.

NFL Players Move Their Protests Off The Field, Grilling Boston DA Candidates

1:12pm June 21, 2018

by Tovia Smith

"The anthem had its role," says Patriots player Devin McCourty. "But I think, if we just took a knee every Sunday ... would anything change in the communities? I don't think so."

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