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Dangerous cities in the world. someone was shot and killed outside the government center this week. two shootings in the past week according to the people wlorp this. the second is you have smugglers who are preying on these wloeksz they know people are stranded and providing them with that other option. we can take you across illegally. joy? >> very quickly, is there any process at all for people to apply for asylum? >> reporter: after maybe four court dates, nine months, a still can still turn...

Whatever evidence the administration cobbled together in support of the rule actually contradicted the rule because all of the evidence suggested that mexico is not a place that could handle the refugee crisis. its dangerous there. they cant manage this asylum process. so in the sort of hallmark term of this administration, the law is deemed arbitrary and capricious. >> it is remarkable how much they have done, the census decision which they were found by the supreme court and jean-roberts to vi...

President signs it, that would be the new asylum law. >> right. >> he cant do it by himself. >> he cant do it overnight. cant overturn our asylum laws which are itself based on 80 years of international human rights law by fiat. and without public comment. in addition as the judge found, whatever evidence the administration cobbled together in support of the rule actually contradicted the rule because all of the evidence suggested that mexico is not a place that could handle the refugee crisis. ...

Its not political party or the other. its congress. what im being told right now unfortunately, i dont have hope they are going to pass meaningful legislation they need to address the loopholes in the asylum process. >> shannon: heading into a 2020 election. i want to ask you about the wall. "washington examiner" said this, the trump administration has not installed a single mile of new wall. a previous fence was parked in 30 months since president trump took office despite the fact that his adm...

Massive chaos. >> kirsten is a democrat that realizes that the asylum process for people that apply, would be qualified to apply because of the threat they fies needs to be protected. you cannot have economic migrants overwhelming if system. shes in a border state and a democrat that realizes -- a a little later were going to talk to a democrat in the house who was down where senator chuck schumer is. he has a different view of how things are run. >> good to see a couple of democrats showing c...

Facility. i didnt hear these in fiscal year 14 and 15 when we had the same situation on the border and say quickly gave money and we built detention beds the so-called cages. it is night and day how they reacted in 14-15. >> acting head of customs and border protection touted things legislatively is not that complicated. >> it is not complicated. address the floors settlement agreement which is we have to release kids and families in 20 days and fix this asylum process. of congress does that you...

I didnt hear these people yelling in 14, 15 we had the same situation, same exact situation on the border, and they quickly gave money. thats when we built 3,000 family detention beds, when we built the so-called cages. just night and day how they react today compared to how they reacted in 14 and 15. >> mike: acting held of customs and border protection said tightening things up legislatively is not that complicated. >> its not complicated. you address the settlement agreement, says we have to ...

For congress to do what weve been asking them to do for a very long time. its not complicated. you address the floor settlement agreement which says we have to release kids and families in 20 days, tvpra which tells us we have to let kids into this country and fix the beginning part of the asylum process. if congress does that, then you deincentivize and fix the loopholes in the system, you will see the numbers go down. >> to make sure i understand your response though, are you saying that death...

It. they are all trained to do if you are going to give if you are going to give legal representation to everybody claiming asylum everybody claiming asylum which this bill would do because it says anyone under 21, anyone over 60, any person who is -- any woman who is pregnant, anybody who falls into the lbgtq, how are you going to identify that when they come in -- there is going to be a massive rainbow at the southern border. everybody is going to say theyre lbgtq now you have to give everybod...

Weve heard for weeks about the -- the pace is slower than expected. in the last few hours we have some breaking news. the administration announced a new plan to handle people seeking asylum in the u.s. ive been reporting that story out with my colleague nbc correspondent julia ainsley who covers the department of justice and the department of homeland security and also joining us is christina sinsoon, the founder of jolt, a texas-based civil rights organization. julia, start with you, starting o...