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A way to pass immigration reform so we dont have scenes like weve seen this entire week. >> there have been protests elsewhere. expected to be more over the coming days. what is being planned. >> were planning on july 4th instead of having hot dogs and fajitas well go from every immigration center from new york to texas and were going to demonstrate there for the freedom of those children and the reunification of families. thats what america stands for and on this day of independence well do tha...

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...

You spent your day there and the kinds of stories youre hearing. >> brian, i was a shelter run by catholic charities a couple of blocks from the ursula processing center behind me, where i just want to emphasize over 1,100 children are spending the night alone, away from their parents. these are the childrens parents who were prosecuted for crossing the border illegally. but at this shelter, where ive actually spent four days now, you see people who cross the border illegally with their children...

Kinds of stories youre hearing. >> brian, i was a shelter run by catholic charities a couple of blocks from the ursula processing center behind me, where i just want to emphasize over 1,100 children are spending the night alone, away from their parents. these are the childrens parents who were prosecuted for crossing the border illegally. but at this shelter, where ive actually spent four days now, you see people who cross the border illegally with their children, were processed by i.c.e., and a...

Point. all we have had access to as journalists is where these boys are, which is the images we have seen from that facility in brownsville. in this facility behind me now, this is the epicenter of these family separations that are happening. over 1,100 children that have been separated from their families at the ursula processing center behind me here. but theres been very little access and that is part of the problem with this administrations new policy. i mean, today you heard that pro-public...

>> brian, i was at a shelter run by catholic charities a couple of blocks from the ursula processing center behind me, where i just want to emphasize over 1,100 children are spending the night alone, away from their parents. these are the childrens parents who were prosecuted for crossing the border illegally. but at this shelter, where ive actually spent four days now, you see people who cross the border illegally with their children, were processed by i.c.e., and actually released with ankle m...

In this facility behind me now, this is the epicenter of these family separations that are happening. over 1,100 children that have been separated from their families at the ursula processing center behind me here. but theres been very little access and that is part of the problem with this administrations new policy. i mean, today you heard that pro-publica audio about the children wailing inside one of these facilities. its with these little things were getting a glimpse at the trauma these ch...