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A hurricane, catholic priests abusing children, and now this. believe it or not, it is possible, we could see more photos of migrant children in cages. one headline out of "the new york times" today is nothing short of stunning. detention of migrant children has skyrocketed to the highest levels ever. according to data obtained by "the times," there are 12,800 kids in custody right now. in may of 2017 there were on the 2,400. joining me now is julia ainsley. what's going on here? >> okay. so first of all the numbers are way up from last summer because there was a big dip in crossings, but they...

Border patrol agents apprehended nearly 13,000 members of family units. the highest august total ever recorded. homeland security officials characterized this surge as a crisis at the border. officials say the increase was due to court imposed restrictions limiting how long children can stay in immigration jails. explaining that parents bring children as a way to get quickly released from government custody and avoid deportation. meanwhile, "the new york times" reports the population level also at shelters for migrant children has quietly skyrocketed. more than fivefold since last summer. 12,8...

The ocean might be okay to one's eye, but under the water's surface things are very dangerous. we're going to have much more on the hurricane in live reports from across the carolinas, but. the united states is detaining more migrant children and babies than ever before. some of them are still being kept from their families. some of them have been kept in cages. we are talking about the 12,800 kids that are in custody right now. we're going to dig into that right on the other side of the break. you're watching "velshi & ruh " ruhle." ching "velshi & ruhl ruhle. your mornings were made for be...

We're back now with a look across the coast of the carolinas as hurricane florence continues to creep on shore. we're seeing the outerbands of the storm hitting right now. we're going to keep our eye on this storm throughout the hour. we also want to bring you this very important story. the number of migrant children being held in detention has reached a new high. according to data obtained, 12,800 migrant children are being held in federally contracted shelters. that's a figure five times higher than the 2400 children in custody in may of 2017. the huge increase has put shelters close to 90% ...

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