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Lajoca where they are now, to puebla, and then organizers say some 200 will head to the u.s.-mexico border to seek asylum. wolf? >> what happens when they get to the border -- i dont know if you want to ask carlos, leyla. are they confident they will be able to cross into the united states? will carlos then be able to make his way to north carolina? >> im going to specifically ask him what the national guard impact would be here. he says that he could keep going. so he says even if hes arrested ...

>> larry: carlos, bretts people are very tight. do we know what hospital hes in? >> thats very unusual that we have not found that out yet. it is an undisclosed location in los angeles. he is in the icu but no one knows exactly what hospital he is in. and his friends and family members who are up updating the website are be very secretive as to where he is right now. and, of course, all this going on just ten days after he had an an emergency appendectomy. he is being rushed to the hospital for ...

>> i tell them not to fight. well, i tell them if you fight, im out of here. >> he first came to me because he was having lots of problems at home and mom did not know how to modify his behavior. the teacher was frustrated, did not know how to help carlos. and was basically just writing him up or sending him to the office or wanting him out of the classroom instead of working with him. >> reporter: carloss mom tells me she worried her son was being written off at the age of 8. he felt labeled as...

Physically violent or suicidal to get help. it sounds extreme but an official with the los angeles county department of mental health told us that right now clinics are so overloaded and underfunded, theyre having to tritriage kiran so that means kids like carlos who need on going therapy are not a priority. >> our session today was very positive. >> reporter: after nearly a year of searching, she finally found st. johns, a free clinic. >> they look like fists. >> yeah, like fists. and thats wha...

To get help. it sounds extreme, but an official with the los angeles county department of mental health told us that right now, clinics are so overloaded and underfunded theyre having to triage children so that means kids like carlos who need ongoing therapy, are not a priority. >> in our session today, was very positive. >> reporter: after nearly a year of searching, she finally found st. johns, a free clinic. >> look like fists. >> like fists. thats what he was able to express. he was able to ...

Into why at st. johns community clinic in south los angeles. this is where he regularly meets with the director of behavioral health. shes trying to unlock the causes. >> he has one marker. >> she is about to begin an art therapy session with carlos to help him express things going on in his life. you might be wondering why a family would allow a camera into a private therapy session but his mother believes its critical understand how important these services are. >> family fights. is that whats...

Is his story. >> my name is carlos. i am 8 years old. >> reporter: carlos lives here with his sister and parents. theyre unemployed, uninsured, barely scraping by. >> im going to show you where i sleep. my dad sleeps here and my mom sleeps here. i always dream about my house will be clean, really clean. >> yeah? do you want it to be big? >> shiny big. >> oh, you want someone to come and be impressed by your house? >> yeah. >> among carlos many challenges in life, he suffers from severe anxiety a...