Migrants Face ‘3rd Country’ Rule; Dems Woo Faith Voters; Sleep Training Truths

Plus, a Border Patrol agent makes a 3-year-old choose a parent. [NPR] by Korva Coleman and Suzette Lohmeyer First Up ['Third Country' Rule image]( Gregory Bull/AP Here’s what we’re following today. A new rule says immigrants who want to seek asylum at the U.S. southern border must first apply for refugee status in another country. The policy, which takes effect Tuesday, opens a new front in the [battle over U.S. immigration]( policies. Another day, another Twitter war. A day after four [Democratic congresswomen denounced]( President Trump’s series of tweets using racist language to describe the lawmakers, Trump said they [should apologize to him](. Voters whose politics are driven in part by their religious faith are up for grabs in the 2020 election. Democrats hope to [win them over](. President Trump's threatened roundup of undocumented immigrant families this weekend showed few signs of materializing on Sunday. This is the second time rumors of a [large-scale immigration enforcement operation]( failed to come to fruition. A trial in North Carolina has the potential to significantly alter how political maps are drawn in the state and could serve as a blueprint for legal challenges across the country. Or, it could result in the latest [affirmation of partisan gerrymandering]( — a tradition in American politics that stretches back more than two centuries. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she would nominate a full slate of qualified judges on Day 1 of her presidency. But the Democratic candidate for president [isn't naming names](. Sadie Roberts-Joseph, 75, a prominent community activist in Baton Rouge, La., and founder of the city's African American history museum, was found dead Friday in the trunk of a car. The [news of Roberts-Joseph's death]( prompted an outpouring of grief and remembrances. --------------------------------------------------------------- The Daily Good The woman who works to free modern-day slaves. [The woman who helps modern day slaves image]( Courtesy of Ghost Fleet Patima Tungpuchayakul is an abolitionist who has devoted her life to [helping modern-day slaves]( in the Thai fishing industry return home. A new documentary, Ghost Fleet, tells the courageous story of how Tungpuchayakul, along with former slave Tun Lin, visit remote islands in Southeast Asia, where captive men have lived for years — never seeing their families until Tungpuchayakul and her team show up and free them. --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Listens [3-Year-Old Asked To Pick Parent In Attempted Family Separation image]( Claire Harbage/NPR Border Patrol agent makes a 3-year-old choose a parent. At a Border Patrol holding facility in El Paso, Texas, an agent told a Honduran family that one parent would be sent to Mexico while the other parent and their three children could stay in the U.S, according to the family. The agent turned to the couple's youngest daughter — 3-year-old Sofia, whom they call Sofi — and asked her to make a choice. (Listening time, 4:03) [▶ LISTEN]( Ok parents, here is what the science says about sleep training. Out of self-preservation, many parents turn to the common — albeit controversial — practice of sleep training in hopes of coaxing the baby to sleep by herself. Some parents swear by it. Others say letting a baby cry is harmful. What does the science say? (Listening time, 4:24) [▶ LISTEN]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Go [Mixing Alcohol And Sun? Beware, A Buzz Begets A Faster Burn]( David P. Hall/Getty Images - Alcohol combined with sun makes skin burn faster and [increases the risk of skin cancer]( says a new study. - The number of cases of [children entering the foster care]( system due to parental drug use has more than doubled since 2000, according to new research. - After [five hours of tennis]( — a record — Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in the Wimbledon men's championship on Sunday, defending his 2018 title. - Older adults are dying from falls at a higher rate today than 20 years ago, but you can take [simple steps to improve balance]( vision and alertness. - Tennessee's Republican governor, Bill Lee, is facing public backlash after he declared Saturday Nathan Bedford Forrest Day, continuing a decades-old tradition honoring the Confederate general, slave trader and [onetime leader of the Ku Klux Klan](. - A new study says that [emotions run higher on airplanes]( due to low air pressure — so go ahead and cry at that tiny, sappy movie. --------------------------------------------------------------- We'd love to hear your thoughts, questions and feedback: [dailynewsletter@npr.org](mailto:dailynewsletter@npr.org?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback) Enjoying this newsletter? 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