"I have been fighting for social justice for five years, that I feel that I can no longer return to the shadows, I cannot remain silent. I don't know how I can contribute to this movement in the United States, but I feel like I'm going to keep fighting in any way I can," says the young activist.

The Trump administration ordered the expulsion of 15 Cuban diplomats from Washington, the State Department announced on Tuesday. It said the move was necessary to ensure "equitable staffing levels" after last week’s U.S. move to cut its own embassy staff in Havana. Cuba protested the expulsion calling it "unfounded and unacceptable."

Senator Marco Rubio and Governor Rick Scott are trying not to be associated with the president's slow response. The crisis caused by Hurricane Maria is expected to accelerate the exodus of Puerto Ricans to Florida, and potentially shake politics in the most coveted swing state in the nation.

The agreement would include border security improvements, but no border wall. But White House says it has not given up on border wall.

The House Speaker on Wednesday said that deporting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants brought into the country illegally is "not in our nation's interest," as he and President Donald Trump prepared to huddle with top Democrats to try to hash out a legislative fix.

If Menendez is convicted and resigns or is forced out by an unlikely two-thirds majority vote in the Senate before Gov. Chris Christie leaves office Jan. 16, Christie would choose Menendez's replacement. But if Menendez's post becomes vacant after that date, Christie's successor would make the pick.