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Yuma, arizona. the trump administration has not released any information about conditions at that facility, let alone incidents like this. now that nbc news has obtained this information, though, whats going to happen in response? joining us now is one of the two reporters who broke this story, jacob soboroff. jacob, thanks for your time tonight. i appreciate you taking time. >> rachel, thanks. and thanks to you and your team for collaborating with us on this. >> yeah, i understand this originat...

Reporters who broke this story, jacob soboroff. jacob, thank you for your time tonight. i appreciate you taking time. >> rachel, thanks. and thanks to you and your team for collaborating with us on this. >> yeah, i understand this originated with essentially a tip from a viewer, somebody alerting us to the existence of these -- of these incident reports. let me just ask you about your reporting process a little bit and how you were able to verify what these were what they appear to be. >> these ...

To take weeks, right? so many organizations on the ground are saying there was no real intent to reunify these families, because then why didnt you do the intake process properly to begin with when you separated them at the border. >> to ensure were not going to lose track of parents and their children. the fact that they have lost track suggests perhaps that this wasnt the most buttoned-down operation. >> and im not making this up. we are actually talking to a mother who wants to get reunited w...

Means that the intake process at the outset wasnt done properly. meaning that there was no real plan to rooeunify these kids wi their parents when this process began and thats why this white house and the administration is scrambling to do this right now under the deadline. >> thats the most important point. apparently nobody thought they should keep track of the kids theyre separating. anyway, mariana atencio, ive got to let you go. thank you very much. much appreciate your reporting. panel, yo...

Anyone inside there except the immediate points of contact who were there. children who smiled or said hello to us, we were pushed away from. i can tell you ive been inside one of those processing centers as well where you see the cages everybody sees. thats not whats happening here. this essentially looks like a run-down elementary school with dormitories. about 12 kids per room, two sinks inside there. all the kids walking around with these tags with qr codes on them. they buzz in and out of e...

This is public portion. they now go to off camera portion off the record she will tour the facility and of course there are children in some of the spaces so no reporters, no cameras allowed is what we understand. this is the first of two visits today. the first lady will also go to the ursula processing center in about mcallen along the border, a d.h.s. intake facility. will participate again in a round table with the border patrol agents and i.c.e. they will look at the processing that goes on...

>> bloodworth will remain incarcerated, but he is about to see a major change. along with the group of other recently convicted inmates, he has just made the four-mile drive to house of correction. cuffed arm and arm, the men have been put back in their street clothes, but only to start the intake process all over again. >> all right. >> turn around that way. >> his bravado wont last for long. through each step of the intake process, bloodworth relives the night he was arrested. >> definitely no...

>> with multiple stays in the jail, adrian smalls is familiar with the intake process. hes awaiting trial after punching a man during a pool game. the victim was left in a coma. he suffered brain damage. >> i always expect the best but prepare for the worst, you know. because i know that is my reality. i could end up in prison. >> smalls faces up to 20 years if found guilty. he admits to injuring the man and has pled not guilty in hopes of reaching a plea deal for a shorter sentence, but says th...

Complainant has to sign away their rights to talk about this and agree to confidentiality for mandatory counseling, which is really a misnomer, its an intake process, through mandatory mediation and cooling off periods, its really designed to silence the victim and gives all the power to the member and then ultimately the victim of harassment has to decide whether theyre going to go public, which is absolutely career killing, or enter into a confidential agreement and many people, people that we...

Incarcerated, but he is about to see a major change. along with the group of other recently convicted inmates, he has just made the four-mile drive to house of correction. cuffed arm and arm, the men have been put back in their street clothes, but only to start the intake process all over again. >> all right. >> turn around that way. >> his bravado wont last for long. through each step of the intake process, bloodworth relives the night he was arrested. >> definitely not. >> can you stand up str...