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Whether they may stay in the u.s. now, as of this morning, border patrol processing facilities were nearly six times above their capacities. 585%, to be more precise. nbc's julia ainsley joins us now by phone. julia, what more have you learned? >> yes, that's right, joshua. so intense overcrowding in these facilities. we've seen this happen before with children, but now they say, with an increase in families coming in, they're worried about the spread of covid-19, as well as other viruses, lice, and it's really just become an unhealthy and unsustainable situation at these border processing fac...

Now, as of this morning, border patrol processing facilities were nearly six times above their capacities. 585%, to be more precise. nbc's julia ainsley joins us now by phone. julia, what more have you learned? >> yes, that's right, joshua. so intense overcrowding in these facilities. we've seen this happen before with children, but now they say, with an increase in families coming in, they're worried about the spread of covid-19, as well as other viruses, lice, and it's really just become an unhealthy and unsustainable situation at these border processing facilities, especially over the last ...

Legal counsel and see medical professionals. and instead, they are kept at the border processing facilities. and this is the second death this month of a child in customs and border protection. this is something that we predicted based on our reporting and interviews with people on the ground at the border would happen when we started seeing these backups this summer during the policy of separating children. >> joyce, as a u.s. attorney, you challenged alabama's immigration laws. are there any lessons right now that are applicable as we face this current immigration crisis? >> i think there re...

Least 860 migrant kids, children, were left in border patrol holding cells longer than the 72-hour limit mandated by u.s. courts, with one minor confined for 12 days and another for 25. what else do we know about the conditions? and seeing that the report said we simply weren't prepared to implement this policy, what was the urgency? what was the crisis brewing that caused them to do this before they had themselves in order? even if it was a good idea. >> stephanie, a lot of what this report is telling us are things that we already knew. my colleague and i reported in early june they were hold...