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144,000 people in the month of may alone. the longest stretch of border in the country. you and your constituents are witnessing this crisis firsthand so what's -- what is happening? what's driving this? >> sure. so the ultimate root causes is people are leaving the northern tri angle, el salvador, guatemala because of violence and lack of economic opportunities in those countries. why are we seeing these staggering numbers now at our border? you showed the stat of comparing may of 2019 to may of 2018. but all of last year 400,000 came in the country illegally, right. and so this is how stagge...

144,000 mierpgts arriving in the u.s. via the southern border in may alone. including more than 11,000 unaccompanied children. that's more than 30% higher than the previous month and the highest total in 13 years. we are in a full-blown emergency. the acting head of customs and border protection says, the system is broken. >> all of last year, 400,000 people came in the country illegally, right? this is how staggering the current -- the current crisis really is. >> for the president it is another reason to hammer on mexico. saying that country should stop migrants before they reach the u.s. >>...

The i.g. also found the food handling situation so bad at the new jersey detention center that the kitchen manager was replaced during the inspection. they saw open packages of raw chicken leaking blood, slimily foul smelling lunch meat, and moldy bread. but the problems could get worse given the record numbers of migrants now in government custody. i.c.e.'s new acting director, mark morgan, said monday there are currently around 52,000 single adults in i.c.e. custody. that's an all-time high and exceeds funding levels yet again. the numbers across immigration facilities are expected to grow a...

Isn't bluffing. he says he's not, keeping him honest, what if he is? what if republicans don't support him? and what will this do to american consumers, workers and farmers. john berman here for anderson, let's stipulate from the get-go, there is a real humanitarian crisis on the border. we learned more than 144,000 migrants were arrested or detained at the mexican border in may. that's the highest arrest record in 13 years. no doubt, this is a real problem. that's not really in dispute. it's how the president deals with it that it is. the president has tried to address it in any number of way...

144,000 people in the month of may alone. the longest stretch of border in the country. you and your constituents are witnessing this crisis firsthand so what's -- what is happening? what's driving this? >> sure. so the ultimate root causes is people are leaving the northern triangle, el salvador, guatemala and honduras because of violence and lack of economic opportunities in those countries. but why are we seeing these staggering numbers now at our border? you showed the stat of comparing may of 2019 to may of 2018. but all of last year 400,000 came in the country illegally, right. and so th...