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The rumor included claims about free plane tickets, free cell phones and, strangely, an executive order issued in 1942.
A campsite surrounded by mountains is the first thing migrants see when they cross into San Diego County.
When government relief efforts fail, individuals step up.
So many who brave dangerous treks across unfriendly terrain and tumultuous oceans to escape war, violence, and poverty find themselves stuck in camps that do not satisfy the most basic human needs: sanitation, enough food, dry clothes. Author Dana Sachs explains how a grassroots volunteer effort has sprung up where governments and NGOs have failed.
Administration for announcing the crackdown ahead of time. >> you do not give up to criminals where an operation is going to take place before it happens. >> reporter: here in brownsville, texas, another city that's declared a state of emergency, migrant aid groups trying to keep up. >> are the resources stretched thin? yes. because we don't know what the numbers might look like after may 11. >> reporter: the community also still reeling after eight venezuelan migrants were killed sunday when a driver plowed into them. one of the survivors, gabriel gallardo lost a leg. "my dreams are broken. t...