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There is a new tragic face of the cruelty at our southern border. this is jakelin caal maquin, 7 years old from guatemala. she died from dehydration and shock after crossing from the southern border and being taken into federal custody. she was put on a bus with her father when her father told the authorities she was sick and vomiting. she was on that bus for at least 90 minutes. and in cases of severe dehydration every minute counts. by the time that bus reached its next stop at a border station she was no longer breathing. the trump administration including the secretary of homeland security...

Samaritans who are doing what donald trump's bible tells them to do. the trump administration is illegally blocking fathers and daughters like this from seeking asylum at our border stations, and so they face the choice of hopelessly waiting near a border station for the trump administration to suddenly decide to obey the law or finding another more dangerous way to cross. nbc's cal perry has been covering the situation at the border today. he spoke with border congressman texas democrat beto o'rourke who was visiting a migrant center in jaurez mexico. >> what is your reaction to that? >> you ...

Father at first told border agents his daughter was in good health. it was noted on an english language intake form that the father signed. but he does not speak english. the father and daughter waited for hours before boarding a bus to a nearby border station. dhs says on the way to new mexico 95 miles away, the girl ran a high fever and started vomiting. at one point, she stopped breathing. agents revised her and called ahead for emergency medical help. just over an hour after reaching the border station, she was airlifted to providence children's hospital in el paso, texas, 160 miles away. ...

Border station or you went to a border station and in fact made your claim of asylum. now you're waiting -- you're exposed to waiting much, much more than would have been the case frankly weeks ago. >> steve, i know you've been critical on some of the immigration policies of this administration and obviously suppor supportive of others. i think it's fair to say they're trying to make it as difficult as possible to actually seek asylum. is that appropriate? >> i think it is appropriate, and anderson, the reason i say that this isn't really about asylum. let's be honest about this. the distance ...

And talk about why we're here which i think is evidence of the failed policies of enforcement only as the way to address what is really a humanitarian crisis. >> is that weight of weeks or months a normal amount of time? obviously they made the asylum process more difficult. >> certainly the way it's been working in past years is that you would actually be able to state your claim for asylum very quick quickly at times where you were apprehended between ports of entry or you went to a border station and in fact made your claim of asylum. now you're exposed to waiting much, much more than would...