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The extent of overcrowding. senior managers raise security concerns, one describing a ticking time bomb. members of the congressional hispanic caucus, all democrats toured here in texas. congressman joaquin castro tweeted out these images, even though he was told not to bring in phones. you can see one woman on a blanket saying she didn't have medicine. congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez calling the conditions unconscionable. >> these women were being told to drink out of a toilet. >> reporter: border patrol fought back calling it completely untrue. and a search of migrants being apprehend...

That is way longer than anyone is supposed to be in a border patrol facility. these are temporary facilities, not meant for anyone to be there over 72 hours. i also just want to take a step back here, steve, for our viewers, because they have been hearing a lot of reports of different terrible conditions at border patrol facilities. we reported on one yesterday on this show. another inspector general report. most of these we first heard of were in el paso, the infamous clint, texas, facility. this is in the rio grande valley. the largest, high traffic area for immigrants as they're crossing in...

That the money should be targeted to the purposes for which it was intended. these are important provisions to make sure that the money goes exactly where it is supposed to go. and i was very, very disappointed that the senate bill passed and our bill did not pass because we have to hold the government accountable. the taxpayers expect it. >> what is your sense, the conditions that you saw, is your sense that it is more the result of, because you hear the case from the administration here, as we said, 144,000 apprehensions alt the border in may. that was up, i think something like 182% year ov...

How many, do you have a sense, collectively when you look at all these facilities that are out there, how many folks are being detained right now for extended periods of time at these facilities? and also, do you have a sense how mane of these people are children? >> we do have some reporting that we're working on. we know that the numbers have gone down. for example, in may, the numbers were at their highest. that was at 144,000 that you point out. that's how many immigrants were apprehended or turned around at the border. in this case, we're talking about migrants being held in border patrol...

Infrastructure of human smuggling that is bringing people here. last month we all know 144,000 people came into our country illegally. almost all of them came through a human smuggler. we have phone numbers. we have license plates. >> we have this up on our screen. to dismantle smuggling rings, you want more immigration judges, restrict asylum claims to legal ports of entry as well. i want to ask you something we talked about last time you were on. i didn't see it in your op-ed. last time we spoke was before that viral image of oscar and valeria martinez, the drowned migrants at the border. on...