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>> no. >> the laws -- go ahead, jacob. >> yeah, nicolle. not only that, but the basis for this policy, which is denying as even a policy, hes just not correct. he tweeted out today, we dont want the violence spilling over into the united states. im paraphrased. we dont want the violence happening south of the border spilling over into the united states and terrorizing us like it is on the south side of the border. there is no doubt mexico is extremely violent, the most violent here ever. if he t...

E-mail, jacob, that you were citing an article in which the man who will take the podium are was interviewed. 2012 he was put in charge of the tucson office and at that time, the section which included his hometown was the busiest on the border and under his watch which by all accounts was a very strict watch, we could say, drug cartel activity, illegal immigration along the border declined sharply. he has been criticized for what some have described as his previous draconian tactics. is he expe...

Into the h.h.s. system and they dont know how to find their child and they dont know when theyre going to find their child and they dont know where to find their child. so, there are these inconsistencies in the way this is all playing out thats just making these terribly painful and irrational situations that seem like they could be put together in a way that just frankly makes more sense. >> jacob soboroff live in texas. thank you so much for spending your fathers day to bring us this story he...

>> reporter: not yet. just got a note from the department of health and human services that says when were ready to tour additional facilities we will let you know. weve been inside two of those facilities, myself and my colleague gadi schwartz and theres 98 other hhs facilities across the country, and i want to be really clear. i dont know why they dont want let us in. hhs facilities are staffed with professional social care workers that have the best interest of the children in mind and they d...

Here on their own and young children separated from their parents. those are the ones that didnt expect to be in this place, facing trauma, expected to be with their parents when they crossed the border. most of them go to the asylum process. >> so just to be clear, just where you ended there, jacob, these are parents seeking asylum. that are the children in this detention senter? >> 70% come into the united states by themselves. they present to the border patrol. they know whether through payin...

Brought here. if they are boys and girls, they are separated. the girls are held off-site. there are two other off-site leaks locates. the boys are held here. and they are able to see each other once a week. thats just some of whats going on behind this gate. this is one of over 100 shelters and detention shelters, i guess, full, that are like this all around the country. and we understand that there are more beds, bigger capacity coming on line in the next coming days. ali. >> all right. lets t...

Congress my team contacted the facility and asked permission for me to come and see whats going on inside with these children. >> we dont anypermission. so i have to ask you to please step away, sir. >> that facility is a former walmart that was remodelled to incarcera incarcerate immigrant children. today jacob silver was the group first of reporters since senator merkley was asked to leave the premises. he joins us from outsidehat senator. and senator jeff merkley is also us jacob, tell us wha...

This happened. >> can i go in with you? >> no, sir. this is private property. >> im senator jeff merkley from congress my team contacted the facility and asked permission for me to come and see whats going on inside with these children. >> we dont have any permission. so i have to ask you to please step away, sir. >> that facility is a former walmart that was remodelled to incarcerate immigrant children. today jacob silver was the group first of reporters since senator merkley was asked to lea...

>> one of the really fascinating things that came up when we were inside is the office of refugee resettlement becomes the aually of these children. prescribed medication for psychological issues once theyre inside here. normally that would be the decision of a parent. but because the parents are not with these children. some who have arrived on their own, now an increasing number that are separated from their parent, its up to a government agency to de what prescriptions these kids are going to...

More crowded in there than ever before. >> molly, this is part of your latest piece for the la"l.a. time times". you talked to a former youth care worker who worked in a similar facility in california. a piece of what he told you about his experience there. >> physically, their needs were taken care of. they were provided food by the national school lunch program. they ate the same food as american schoolchildren. when it came to issues of emotional and social and other necessities beyond just t...