saw were completely distraught about being in detention and not being with any adults in their family. you also get a real appreciation for the task that the border patrol agents have. the processing area was busier than an airline counter. border patrol agents consumed with administrative duties as opposed to being on the front lines pursuing the bad guys. despite the drop in the number of apprehensions there s still a huge problem here. we took an exclusive tour of the border with texas republican congressman. over the weekend we found many rafts up on shore, a lot of life jackets from people who had crossed. gomerit is a big critic of the appropriation request saying the president is targeting the money all wrong and congress will come up with its own plan. we are going to secure the border. and we, republicans in the house, are going to force you to follow the law. and we re not going to allow you like you did with your dream act to just pronounce new law into being because you w
being because you wouldn t-fl w with us. reporter: he s a big proponent and a lot of talk in congress about expedited removal of those who come across the border illegally. a lot of the border patrol agents support, and that is when people come here illegally, send them back. the only way is going to be mandatory detention, mandatory remov removal. you have to send the verbal and physical message, which is once you come in we will send you back. the immigration and customs enforcement administration today announced that 40 so-called family units, that would be mothers and children or fathers and children, had been sent back to central america, 40 of them were sent back. megyn, over the last ten months 55,000 have come in. and they sent 40 back today. wow. john roberts, thank you. well, freed taliban prisoner