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In august 2014, the 45-year old former assistant state's attorney found himself standing in a courtroom. this time as a defendant at his own arraignment. >> having to appear in a courtroom that i had served as a prosecutor, and dressed in -- in stripes and -- and having my -- my hands and my feet shackled. those were some really some low times. >> reporter: married just eight months wife number three's commitment "for better or for worse" was immediately put to the test. >> my husband, who is kind and caring and compassionate is charged with something so heinous that it makes no sense. >> repo...

When we saw the spike there, and through a constructive engagement we prevailed on the mexican government, and this is a conversation that i had with my counter part, to step up their border security on their southern border which is a smaller and more discreet border. we saw that by august 2014 the crisis was nearly over and they kept that added security in place for at least the next year but their budget was stretched to do so, and we saw the second lowest number of apprehensions. so the mexican government can help if we're willing to work with them nationally. >> i agree.

Counter pa counterpart and it was a president to president conversation. we saw a downturn in the numbers after that. by august 2014, the spike was pretty much over and the numbers stayed for low for the next year. 2015 was the second lowest number we saw since 1972. there are things the mexican government can be doing with our help, with our encouragement but through constructive engagement with that country. >> let me you this. last night the acting homeland security secretary when they were briefing us in the press about why they are doing this. he did note that when you compare this month ...

Joining me is his mother, diana foley. appreciate your time. >> good morning, thank you. >> talking a little bit about your son. he was working as a freelance war correspondence. he is a humanitarian as well as was abducted on november 22, 2012, and that happened in northwestern syria, right? >> yes. he was held hostage nearly two years before he was killed. >> he was killed in august 2014 as a response to the american airstrikes in iraq. in terms of the president and what he mentioned yesterday and as he has the past couple months and the defeat of isis what do you think of that? is there mor...

Ponder. >> reporter: though a jury would soon be pondering curtis' guilt or innocence. in august 2014, the 45-year-old former assistant state's attorney found himself standing in a courtroom. this time as a defendant at his own arraignment. >> having to appear in a courtroom that i had served as a prosecutor, and dressed in -- in stripes and -- and having my -- my hands and my feet shackled. those were some really some low times. >> reporter: married just eight months wife number three's commitment "for better or for worse" was immediately put to the test. >> my husband, who is kind and caring...