Fact check: What's really going on with children being detained at the border?

June 20 June 20     FOLLOW US      NEWS SPORTS LIFE MONEY TECH TRAVEL OPINION WEATHER USATODAY.COM   NEWS   politics   Fact check: What's really going on with children being detained at the border?     The controversy surrounding family separations at the U.S. southern border has prompted outrage, opinions and finger-pointing. It has also raised a plenty of questions. We have the answers here.     Read Story     politics           'Womp, womp': Ex-Trump campaign manager Lewandowski mocks migrant girl with Down syndrome "When you cross the border illegally, when you commit a crime, you are taken away from your family because that's how this country works," Lewandowski said.     politics           Protesters confront Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen at Mexican restaurant A group of protesters interrupted Homeland Security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen's dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Washington, D.C., Tuesday evening, video on social media appears to show.     entertainthis           Amanda Mena, 15, triumphs over bullies on 'America's Got Talent' singing 'Natural Woman' 15-year-old Amanda Mena was once bullied at school for not knowing English. But Tuesday she wowed the 'America's Got Talent' judges with her version of Aretha Franklin's "A Natural Woman."   Advertisement   politics           Rachel Maddow sorry for tearing up on air about immigrant babies being sent to 'tender age' shelters MSNBC political commentator Rachel Maddow was overcome with emotion on live TV while trying to deliver a report on immigrant families.     politics           Immigrant babies, young children held in 'tender age' shelters, AP reports Trump administration officials have been sending babies and other young children forcibly separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border to at least three “tender age” shelters in South Texas, according to AP.     nation-now           Border-crossing Guatemalan mom sues Trump after being separated from her 7-year-old son The lawsuit appears to be the first filed by a parent separated from a child under the Trump administration's zero-tolerance border policy.     politics           States rise up in resistance to Trump immigration policy of separating families Nearly a dozen governors are refusing to deploy their National Guard troops along the border and more than 20 state attorneys general have demanded an end the administration's "zero-tolerance" policy.     soccer           World Cup power rankings: Where every team stands after first round of games Some of the tournament's favorites struggled in their opening matches, including Brazil, Spain and Argentina being held to draws.     politics           Texas billboard tells 'liberals' to keep driving until they leave the state "Liberals please continue on I-40 until you have left our GREAT STATE OF TEXAS," the sign reads. The sign is located along I-40 east near Vega, Texas — about a 35 mile drive from the New Mexico border.     The Day In Pictures Gallery A Somali woman stands next to her makeshift tent at Tawakal IDP camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, on June 19, 2018.     Popular Stories 'The actual thing is way, way worse than we were depicting,' says photographer behind viral photo of caged kid Rapper XXXTentacion shot and killed in South Florida; no arrests or motive yet Firefighters accused of making pornography at Akron, Ohio, fire station   To forward this e-mail to a friend, click here You are currently subscribed to this newsletter with the address: bimagroup2.onlineincome@blogger.com. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please click here. Manage Subscriptions | Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights © 2018 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108