as of today this 1900 national guard personnel supporting the cbp operation guardian support. in october of 2018, this is reasonable migrants to the fans deployed a violent dangerous tactics towards guatemala and mexican authorities approaching the u.s. southern order ports of entry. at the request of cbp and in response to the magnitude of these caravans, coupled with the unprecedented simultaneous influx of 60,000 illegal migrants per month in the dod surged the operation secure line of active-duty personnel to enhance security at u.s. ports of entry. the kerry engineers replaced over 200 finals and the obstacles in and around 33 ports of entry in california, arizona and texas. they provide the support to expedite movement of the agents between the ports of entry and provided military police force protection to the cbp agents informing the federal functions. in february, 2019, and other secured the transportation arriving at the port of entry in texas within days, not weeks. following this incident, they requested the dod make available the contingency crisis response forcfo

dod surged support to assist cbp. following this incident, dhs requested dod make available a contingency for the crisis response force. including medical protection to support and assist at ports of entry on the southwest border. as of today, there are 2600 active duty military personnel supporting cbp operations. in february, 2009, facing influx of 76,000 migrants, and multiple caravans per month, dod expanded support from hardening ports of entry to enhancing security between ports of entry. providing additional detection and monitoring capabilities. dod was asked to provide 1200 personnel to man 146 cbp mobile surveillance camera trucks between ports of entry across the nine sectors for southwest border states. in may of 2019, cbp's capacity to process incoming migrants was exceeded by the approximate 100,000 entering per month. dod is assisting by providing drivers to transfer them in vehicles and military personnel to distribute meals and conduct welfare checks at the border patrol stations. dhs has also request

then it crosses the bridge and then cbp primary, perhaps cbp secondary, and then fda, and then dot. so then that -- it's just taking too long. so something that we put in test was if, of course, it's a matter of investments as well and in the port of entry, but if available to have all those inspections, having or being done at once in one facility. so to do this concept of one stop shop. of course it will take time, yeah, but we're aiming to that, and that is exactly in the text. i think that's one of the good things or one of the very positive things that we could -- >> and i want to talk about the new trade agreement, but before we go there, what is the role as we talk about the private sector, of organizations? civic or business organizations and the role in advancing some of the efficiencys? >> thank you. well, i represent an organization called the smart border coalition to give you a sense for what this is. we put together about 75 to 80 different stake holders from both sides of the border. san diego and tijuana. we're conveners. we bring people together and talk about the i

mark morgan expected to be named acting director of cbp. not confirmed by the u.s. senate to the position he serves in. is this a problem? >> it's a huge problem. everybody in this administration that deals with immigration or customs is in an acting position. that's crazy, how can you get -- how can you enact policy -- the congress can put policy forth, but the fact that these are all acting and can be kicked out at the whim of the president. you try to do something right, the president's going to get rid of you. that's a problem. the constitution is such that they need to bring these folks in front of the senate, so we can bring them advice and consent on whether they're right for the job. you're exactly right, chris. the president is not doing what he needs to do to try to get people in a position -- a permanent way so they can be held accountable. >> i don't quite understand this. mitch mcconnell currently is the majority leader of the u.s. senate, where he has a republican majority that allows him to control much of what happens on the floor of that body. if th

cbp officers and i.c.e. homeland security agents arrested nasan garcia, the leader of an international organization at los angeles international airport. he was charged with human trafficking, production of child pornography and forcible rape of a minor among other felonies. because our officers are among the first people travelers encounter in the united states, we are trained to detect the signs of human trafficking. in addition, our interviews are crucial in identifying human trafficking. it determines the purpose of their travel. for example in 2017, officers at dulles airport interviewed a woman from spain who arrived from paris with her minor child. the woman stated she was a victim of human trafficking and that a russian criminal organization was forcing her to work as a maid and have sex with men to pay off debt. she added they had grown impatient at the rate of which the debt was being paid off. alerted, we were able to take the woman and child to a shelter for further processing and interviews. not

wagner oversees nearly 30,000 employees including approximately 23,000 cbp officers and over 2400 cbp agricultural specialists. an annual budget of $4.8 billion provide operations at over 30 ports of entry and the immigration, customs and commercial trade related missions of cbp. in his 25 years must of service, mr. wagner has been a leader in developing many successful efforts for the organization, including the development of global entry program and the automated passport control kiosks for international travelers. overall mr. wagner is recognized as a driving force behiwhile simultaneously enhancing security operations at the ports of entry. please join me in recognizing mr. wagner, deputy executive assistant commissioner. [ applause ] >> you didn't have to say the whole title. >> you earned it. >> no. it's too long. it's not good to have a long title in washington. yeah, i lived and worked in laredo from 1993-1999. i was the menudo champion in 1999. i've got a trophy about this big. >> how do you earn that? >> it's a story i can't tell up here but maybe afterwards. thank you for

children are only supposed to be inside these cbp facilities for up to 72 hours. but we've been hearing over and over again that instead they've been spending days, even weeks inside the facility. we heard from the cbp official who said he takes those allegations of civil rights abuses very seriously and they'd be referred to the office of the inspector general. but then when pressed on the specific allegations, including one that children didn't have access to snacks, barely any access to food or showers, the cbp official said i don't buy it and that i personally don't believe the allegations. certainly this is an ongoing situation here at the border. we've been seeing the rise, the surge in undocumented migrants that has come up over the last couple of months. 144,000 border apprehensions in the month of may. the highest in 13 years. but now the concern is where does this end. where does this go for now in the cbp processing facilities before these children are handed off to other agencies. kasie? >> just an unbelievably tragic story. gabe, thank you very much f

>> that's the company that we're working right now with cbp. >> mr. gould, how many air passengers have participated in tsa's face recognition pilots? >> sir, i would have to get back to you with a number on that for the record. >> and you couldn't tell us how many participants are u.s. citizens? >> no, sir. >> under what statutory authority does tsa use face recognition technology on american citizens? >> we use the authority of the aviation transportation security act which requires us to positively identify passengers who are boarding aircraft and proceeding through the checkpoint. >> and can you tell me what statutory authority tsa uses for face recognition technology on domestic travelers generally? >> sir, i would say it's the same authority the aviation transportation security act. >> does tsa have any plans for real-time face recognition technology in airports? >> sir, if you mean real-time by facial capture and matching at the checkpoint, then yes, that is what we're pursuing. >> and has tsa considered the privacy implications of real-time fa

the cbp has denied most of the allegations. and while the agency said earlier this week it removed 250 children, overnight, we learned about 100 more were transferred there. the cbp saying the overcrowding was the problem. that outgoing border chief, john sanders, recently railing at facilities just like clint. >> children should not have to sleep on the ground, huddle under mylar blankets. this is the united states of america. we can and we must do better as a country. >> reporter: there are currently about 13,500 children in u.s. custody. one reason congress is now debating a $4.5 billion emergency funding bill. >> hopefully today, hopefully they'll be passing the bill. it's a humane bill. that's what we want. it's all about humanity. it's about helping children. >> reporter: all this as this graphic video is now emerging. a gutwrenching reminder of the perils migrants face. mexican authorities say this father and his 23-month-old daughter drowned in the rio grande, near brownsville, texas. the father reportedly putting his d

cbp facilities are beyond crisis level. i.c.e. has been forced to release hundreds of thousands of people into the country without status. hhs facilities of unaccompanied children are beyond capacity. b the house of representatives proposed by the democrats have now proposed a spending bill that slashes the department of homeland security resources to carry out your mission as assigned to you by this congress. it seems washington has all of a sudden lost all common sense. >> mr. second, i have littmited time, only three or four minutes left. so answer yes or no to these questions. i.c.e. and cbp officials have talked to me about child resick willing, or trafficking the same children back and forth across our dr. border to help adults gain entry. is it true that the flores and other loopholes have incentivized child smuggling and child recycling? >> yes. >> will dna testing allow dhs to determine what family units are fake and in doing so protect the safety and health of my minor myth migrant children? >> yes, we believe it will he

cbp has downplayed her description of conditions being unsanitary when she visited the facility last week. >> i don't know how the government will be able to fix those systemic problems in one day's time. >> reporter: today cbp officials allowed reporters into the facility for a tour. it is crowded. there is currently 117 kids, and their capacity is 106. cbp officials took us to where the food is, the food supplies, where the toiletries, the shower is and where they ply if there is actual space. and what we saw contradicts with what the attorneys are saying. but keep in mind this is a guided tour. we were not allowed to talk to any of the children. so when it comes to the battle of words between cbp and the attorney, it's he said/she said. >>> july 17th. mark the day. robert mueller, the former special counsel is going to testify on capitol hill about his two-year investigation into russia's election interference. here is nancy cordes. >> my only response to mueller is does it ever stop? >> reporter: president trump on his way to japan, stopped to rail against a hearing he had hoped

facility in clinton, texas, and cbp official we just talked to has said that the number of children, that are in cbb's custody are down from 2,600 a week ago, so about 1,000 today, but andrea we still have many unanswered questions, and again, the breaking news you just reported that the acting chief commissioner is to resign. we don't know the circumstances of that right now. this certainly comes at a difficult time as cbp struggles to manage this ongoing crisis here at the border. so many of these unaccompanied children are at these facilities. they should only be here for about 72 hours. as we've been hearing from immigration advocates and attorneys, they have been here for many days more than that, in some cases weeks, so certainly a lot of questions remain unanswered as we head throughout the afternoon. as congress debates this emergency funding for unaccompanied children here at the border. again, the breaking news, the acting cbp chief to resign, and also we're told that the conditions in this clinton, texas, facility, that about 100 children are being moved back into this fac

>> i think it's definitely a management problff >> reporter: cbp oials said allegations of civil rights abuses are taken seriously and acknowledges there is overcrowding but later the official disputed accounts of inadequate food saying "don't buy it and i personally don't believe the allegations. of undocumented migrants here firsthand. border patrol officials telling us these facilities were only there's a massive backlog. now >> they're oust room they just don't have anybody and there'r s nowhere fothem to go >> reporter:ru there's growing ny of migrant detention across the country luz from honduras didn't want us though her face or use her last name she spent mohs in an i.c.e. detention center in texas while she says her 15-year-old son was sent to a different one. "they eated meike an animal," she says. "it was horrible." after federal authorities announced that nearly 300 children were being removed from this facility, about 100 have been brought back. and there's no telling how long they'll stay cbp officials say that the average number of migrant i childrenits custody is now 1,0

that bill would require an additional 600 cbp officers until the agency staffing needs are met. it also authorizes the hiring of mission support staff and technicians to perform non-law enforcement functions, allowing officers to focus their efforts on law enforcement priorities. it also would require reporting on infrastructure improvements that would enhance our screening capabilities. and i believe it's an entirely feasible goal to meet and would be -- would ensure cbp has the staffing and the resources and infrastructure needed to keep our ports safe and running efficiently. this bill was passed unanimously yesterday by the homeland security committee in the senate and i hope we can bring it up for full conversation by the senate soon. both the usmca and more effective and efficient ports are critical to maintaining a competitive and smart border. but without action to get to the bottom of what has led to many of these challenges we'll continue to find ourselves in a battle of wills and a battle of physical versus economic security. my point is here today we don't have to pi

we just learned that the acting cbp commissioner is resigning. what's your reaction to all this?> my reaction is we need to follow what we're doing in washington, which is to continue to confront the inhumane, incompetent, reckless behavior of the president of the united states. i've been fighting him on immigration from day one. i'm proud to have been the first governor to stand up against the muslim ban. we have now sued him and won 22 times in a row in part on his callous indifference to the suffering of young children, in part because of our excellent attorney general bob ferguson, and now we have to get another president so that we can deal with the humane issues on the border, so we can adopt comprehensive immigration reform, and so we can get a path to citizenship for our dreamers. that's what we need, and i'm ready for that job. >> day one, if you're president, how do you deal with the actual situation in which there continues to be an influx of migrants at the southern borders, and then beyond day one, what would you actually do to fix the immigration system? >> well, th

they've also been reported to the office of responsibility within cbp. they will be thoroughly investigated. >> i am pleased they will be investigated but what are you doing to make sure that as you aryou're dealing with an unprecedented number you are ensuring that there is enough soap and toothbrushes an and there's enough food and enough time for them to be outside and out of very confined spaces but i'm asking is what are you operationally doing to change the circumstances? we are hearing reports not just from one facility or to facilities or one source that these children are living in terrible conditions that would violate any standard of any institution that we all would expect in this country what are you doing to make sure children are getting the care and the sanitary conditions and food that they need? just for this operation and for others for the democratic we've increased our medical contract across the southwest border for medical assistance and medical care the amount that we are spending on the consumer. if you walk into many of the loca

the people running cbp and dhs.n congress listen to them, they're going to do more than they're doing now. well-argued. thank you. >> thank you, chris. >>> rot in hell. that's the message. you'll never hear it from me, but you're hearing it from the father of a victim of the parkland school shooting. he's not talking about the gunman. he's so angry at the sheriff's deputy facing felony charges, because this parent believes he did nothing to stop the killer and that was his job. so here are the issues. does the law give prosecutors the right to put a first responder behind bars for negligence of duty? if they have the right, is it the right thing to do? cuomo's court is in session next. stay with us. woman: ooh! (gasp) or not. you okay? yeah, no, i'm good. earn miles. we'll match 'em at the end of your first year. if you have moderate to little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable.

the people running cbp and dhs.ten to them, they're going to do more than they're doing now. well-argued. thank you. >> thank you, chris. >>> rot in hell. that's the message. you'll never hear it from me, but you're hearing it from the father of a victim of the parkland school shooting. he's not talking about the gunman. he's so angry at the sheriff's deputy facing felony charges, because this parent believes he did nothing to stop the killer and that was his job. so here are the issues. does the law give prosecutors the right to put a first responder behind bars for negligence of duty? if they have the right, is it the right thing to do? cuomo's court is in session next. tough debate. let's see, aleve is proven better on pain than tylenol extra strength. and last longer with fewer pills. so why am i still thinking about this? i'll take aleve. aleve. proven better on pain. is this ride safe? i assembled it myself last night. i think i did an ok job. just ok? what if something bad happens? we just move to the next to

garza says they're overwhelmed and the folks who work for cbp in mcallen are overwhelmed. there are thousands of these children who do not need to be detained, spending $700, $800 a night, taxing the customs and border protection and thousands of family members don't need to be detained. >> are we under any obligation after those children are taken into an hhs facility to an orr facility, are we under any obligation to make certain were they go -- >> sure. >> is what is intended? >> yeah. >> i will tell you, when i the first started going down there in 2014 and orr was sending kids off to who knows where, no one called to check on the child after they got there. there was no follow-up. >> you agree in principle -- >> i went through an adoption procedure years ago. it's very, very intrusive with all the social workers. nobody was even asking a question. >> you agree in principle, there is a question, what is the ideal situation? talking about children. the ideal situation from a policy perspective, you would agree, is if they have a family member in the states they can go t

children. >> what is cbp, customs and border protection, saying about all this?w right now is in active conversation with attorneys who represent migrant children in detention as well as with a special monitor who is involved in a legal settlement that governs how migrant kids are held in u.s. custody, but cbp acting commissioner did tell us in an interview, you know, he feels that this situation is really untenable, and what he is hoping is that congress will allocate more funding, both to border patrol, as well as to another federal agency that takes care of migrant children, the office of refugee resettlement. >> that's the hope that congress will take action. thus far, are they actually doing anything? >> you know, as best i can ascertain, the house and the senate right now are in negotiations over a spending bill. that may come before for further consideration next week but the problem really is that there are really huge numbers of children arriving at the border this summer, and children when they get in to government custody are also staying much longer,

we've been telling congress, the experts living this every single day from ice to the border patrol, cbp. they need to pass meaningful legislation the flores agreement and they do find. fund bed space and this crisis ends tomorrow. they know what they need to development we've been telling them. they refuse to do what they need to do. >> laura: now, mark, we're learning even more about what yours and other agencies are doing for these migrants.

. >> reporter: this morning at a senate hearing, a cbp official denied horrific sanitary conditions atentions centers. >> does cbp have an obligation to provide toothpaste and soap to children in your custody, yes or no? >> we're providing that in el paso in clint station. >> the news reports say otherwise, but you say you have an obligation to do that. >> we have at the clint station. >> unfortunately, this administration through its policies, through its unwillingness to provide resources to those working at the border has placed the men and women of customs and border protection in an untenable position. it's unfair to the men and women in the department of homeland security and unfair to those coming to the united states seeking protection of the united states so that they can have a life free of violence and a life of economic opportunity. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: it was for those reasons and more, that ramos says he fled honduras with his son fernando. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: the way to escape that deadly future, he says, was by seeking

and cbp flatly rejeked our requests. >> on what grounds would they not let you, if there is nothing to hide, would they not let you go around? >> if there is nothing to hide, why not let us inspect? i did monitoring visits before and in all of my previous visits, i have been able to go on tours and tours were made available to inspectors like me. >> i mean, it's odd i guess that it's after basically a -- when were you there? >> last week monday through wednesday. >> so it's basically been about a week there is fewer children although you're saying more -- it's still over capacity and clearly, now they feel comfortable enough for whatever reason to show a limited -- report es limers limited access >> right and it's easy to put out tooth brushes and offering a soccer ball after having days to clean up in response to outrage from americans about the conditio conditions. >> you're part of a lawsuit over the detention of these kids. what are you seeking? >> so the lawsuit is about to be filed. we are seeking a temporary restraining order requiring that a public health expert has access to a

and cbp, you have 25,000 bed shortfall and it's not going to get appreciably better with this bill. arthel: can congress rectify your concerns after you all are back from the 4th of july holiday? >> well, arthel, i wish we would. there was a great bill put out by mike rogers from alabama that actually really got to the heart of the matter i thought, some of the funding issues. don't forget, this bill also at the senate side, it prohibits i.c.e. from communicating with other agencies regarding sponsors and people who are receiving these folks and so we have human sex traffickers, some are ending up being sponsors that we're delivering people to. this is a real problem. i'm afraid language, this is going to be deemed, well, we resolved it because that's the news out there, oh, yeah, this humanitarian funding is taking place. people don't realize that on one hand you're taking care of unaccompanied minors and hopefully can take care of some of the family units but you're also going to continue the catch and release program of we're going to release probably 3500 people a day still for

the cbp has denied most of the allegations.gency said earlier this week it removed 250 children, we learned about 100 more were transferred there. that outgoing border chief, john sanders, recently railing at facilities just like clint. >> children should not have to sleep on the ground huddled under mylar blankets. this is the united states of america. we can and we must do better as a country. >> reporter: there are currently about 13,500 children in u.s. custody. one reason congress is now debating a $4.5 billion emergency funding bill. >> hopefully today, hopefully they'll be passing the bill, it's a humane bill, that's what we want. it's all about humanity. it's about helping children. >> reporter: all this as this graphic video is now emerging. a gut-wrenching reminder of the perils migrants face. mexican authorities say this father and his 23-month-old daughter drowned in the rio grande. the father reportedly putting his daughter on the u.s. side of the riverbank. when he went to ferry the girl's mother across too, the t

many surrender to cbp. and if they're released, they're taken to temporary shelters like the catholic charities respite center. it sees up to 500 people a day. sister norma pimentel is the executive dict grande valley catholic charities. and this is her story in her own words. sister norma: we are receiving the hundreds of families that are entering our country right at the border with mexico and texas. these are families that have already been processed and apprehended with border patrol and then given permission to continue their deportation proceedings somewhere else in the united states. we can help them make sure that they know how to buy their bus ticket, how to contact their they're safe, and give them the just bare necessities of what a human person needs after being on a long journey. i work very closely with border patrol and ice. they send us a text and let us know how many families are being released. this is how we work toer because we want to make sure that these families, as they're released,

. >> does cbp have an obligation to provide toothpaste and soap to children in your custody, yes or no? >> we're providing that in el paso. in clint station. >> do you have an obligation to feed, clothe, and clean the children in your custody? >> we provide three meals, hot meals a day, and snacks are unlimited to those. >> you do understand that is in direct contradiction with the news reports that we have been reading and from what lawyers who have been visiting these children and interviewing them are telling us? >> and i would ask that you understand that those are the plaintiff's attorneys who have a case against the government. >> and you should understand that i'm a member of the bar of massachusetts in new hampshire, and i hold attorneys to very high standards, and i doubt very strongly that any attorney would be fabricating this information. >> i understand, ma'am. >> elora, what do you say to that? >> i say that it is shocking to me that cbp officials are testifying before congress that they are providing basic hygiene products and safe and sanitary conditions at clint. last

director mark morgan is now the favorite to take over cbp. other employees believe sanders' resignation is connected to the treatment of children in border facilities conditions the president says he's concerned about >> it's all about hugh mantd it's about helping children, what's happened is just so sad because of the democrats approved the loopholes where they knocked out the loopholes and we changed asylum, the whole border would be fixed. >> reporter: changing asylum laws now is unlikely, but the house is set today to vote on 4 1/2 billion dollar on emergency aid for supplies like food and medicine. l >> the children, the children, the children >> reporter: still, a democratic divide has erupted as some progressive members argued initially against giving more money to an administration they don't trust. >> i just cannot see giving more money to this lawless administration but with some new protections, i am willing to try. >> hallie joins us now there is news about the replacement for outgoing white house press secretary sarah sanders. w

>> six children dying in the cpb -- cbp custody shortly after they were released since last december. mr. mcaleenan: yes, there have been three deaths of unaccompanied children with parents in cpb protection this year. all are under investigation. we have the medical examiners reports now for jacqueline and felipe and one more, and we will be following up on any identified recommendations. i will be sharing those with this committee. what i can tell you is that from those incidents we have invested heavily in the care of the children in our custody and especially the medical care since that time. >> ok, i look forward to seeing those reports and i will ask you in writing a question about siblings being separated which i , had asked about at a previous hearing. according to reports two months ago, the president offered to pardon you if you were convicted of having border agents blocking asylum seekers in defiance of the law. has anyone from the white house asked you to violate the law? mr. mcaleenan: no. >> is the president instructing subordinates to violate the law and promising to s

children and cbp facilities cannot be held for longer than 72 hours. filthy clothing, covered in nasal mucus to make you're in, breastmilk for the teenage mums, children reported sleeping on the floors, on concrete floors, there were not enough beds, it was a heartbreaking scene. obviously, we have heard the democrats calling this child abuse and criticising the trump administration. they have a bill through the house of representatives, president trump has said he will veto it. so are the children that you are talking about going to get help soon and if so, how is that going to happen? we need immediate congressional hearings on the cbp facilities along the border where children are being held. i do not believe or know that this is covered by the bill in congress right now. we need to know where the children are being kept, and what conditions they are facing while they are in cbp custody as of last week there were 2600 children in cbp facilities after the media outcry income after the american public and the international outcry on this issue. that n

now, the question right now is what we're not hearing from cbp officials is where are these children?a public street, public sidewalk. they put up a tarp to obscure part of the view. but as you know, there has been major problems with access to these facilities. advocates and attorneys and journalists say they haven't been allowed in. but right now cbp is saying that the total number of unaccompanied children in their custody is down over the past week from about 2,600 a week ago to about 1,000 today. but, the agency says that it was never equipped to handle these children, that these are short-term facilities. and so right now many immigration advocates are questioning how much longer this can continue, craig. >> the continues thditions that described by that attorney that you talked to earlier, do we know whether the conditions have improved materially? >> reporter: the immigration attorneys we've spoken to say that they have not. now this immigration attorney, she's worked with two children, one 6, the other one 10 years old says that they recently left the facility and she along w

governnt and a cl for ndinguts for ice a cbp. esident ump thrtened tuesday to literatearts of iran if attacke"anythin amican." the message, delivered via tweet, followed iranian president hassan rouhani saying the white house was mentally handicapped following news of new u.s. sanctions. meanwhile, iran said it would speed up enrichment of uranium, pulling themselves further out of the iran nuclear deal as a thursday deadline given to european leaders to take more decisive action to protect the agreement approaches. the u.s. pulled out of the packed last year. back in the united states, democratic congressmember ro khanna and republican matt gaetz unveiled tuesday an amendment to the national defense authorization act, which would enshrine the need for congressional authorization before any military action can be taken against iran. former special counsel robert mueller is set to appear for a public testimony before the house on july 17. house intelligence chair adam schiff and judiciary chair jerry nadler said in a joint stateme

our cbp is set up to hold a maximum of 4000 individuals in these facilities, and we have over 20,000 right now. we can't let this go on. some folks on the democrat side may not like president trump or his policies, but this is not about president trump and his policies. this is a humanitarian crisis. these women and children and men need to have housing and health care while we try to determine who is appropriate for allowing into our country, or who needs to be sent back, but they need to have a place to stay while they are here. they come across from central america through mexico, and by the time they get here, most of them are in very poor health. this can't just be ignored. i am hopeful that soon the democrats will allow my authorization bill to appropriate $4.5 billion in supplemental funding to help deal with this. when president trump was talking about wanting to get money for the border barrier, the democrat party kept saying, well, we don't need barriers, they don't work. what we need is money for health care, transportation, housing. well, that's all this appropriations bi

they identified shelters and according to cbp that freed up enough space to bring back 100 kids into the same facility. the things we heard are really hard to talk about, brooke. kids sleeping on the floor with no mattresses, kids showing up in an interview room with dirty onesies. basic things like toothbrushes, toothpaste. these are conditions that was part of government accountability. for 20 years she's done these types of visits and said it was the worst conditions she's ever seen. i asked if there was any concern about public perception of them moving these children back. he simply said, no, i asked him if there's any additional services -- the answer to that was also no. >> we'll talk more about these conditions with my next guest. clara long is a researcher. among the group that visited that detention center for kids. she co wrote this opinion piece for cnn.com about what she observed. thank you for being with me, clara. i want to ask you about the gut-wrenching conditions. 100 of these kids have been taken back to this facility. >> it's worrying, but i have to tell you, the

his now outgoing replacement at cbp is resigning. what does that mean?that mean that a hard liner will be put in there necessarily? >> that seems to be what the administration has done in the past. but i don't think we know yet. to lara's point, these are agencies in chaos. there isn't a lot of clarity about who is actually driving the car. other than the president himself. and we also have an administration that doesn't like to put permanent people in these positions. and so that in and of itself creates instability. and you could see how things aren't being followed through. independent monitors are the ones that had to whistle blow about the facilities. and it is really -- you could understand where there is mistrust among members of congress with this administration because there isn't anyone driving the train. >> and we're learning right now that the acting chief of i.c.e., mark morgan, considered a hardliner, is expected to take over as acting commissioner of customs and border protection, according to an official. take a listen to what morgan said

but also because cbp officials say they have -- they insist they have all of these items and there are plenty of these items for these children. you really see the frustration by people who want to help and hitting these roadblocks. we understand they're in the process of trying to wrk out some agreement on that. >> ed, thank you so much for that update for us from clint, texas. we'll have more on this story ahead. we'll be following this all day. as robert mueller is getting ready to testify in a blockbuster hearing, what are the biggest questions he faces? >>> also, democrats voting to subpoena white house counselor kellyanne conway. hear why. >>> and chilling video of police arresting a crying newborn abandoned in a plastic bag. i'm going to speak to the officer who found this little girl. in 2 finishes: matte and poreless and dewy and smooth. 64 fits. ♪ fit me! foundation. only from maybelline new york. available at walmart. hi, do you have a travel card? we do! the discover it® miles card. earn unlimited 1.5 miles on every purchase, plus we'll match your miles at the end of your f

we support ensuring that cbp can safely process migrants. we just want basic standards of humanitarian care. now whether a supplement gets done is up to the administration. if they continue to block bipartisan legislation, nothing happens. i know the republicans will finally realize we have to do this, republicans and democrats together and not block us even a couple weeks ago. we want long-term solutions. now, president trump recently cut off near lly $500 million aimed at alleviating gang violence. both republicans and democrats have pointed out this makes a bad situation worse. now you've said that the u.s. is formalizing a number of initiatives limit push factors. would you agree that it's critical we provide the targeted aid to congress previously appropriated in a bipartisan way to address these root causes of migration? >> a couple key points. i've testified in front of this committee before that i believe that a multiprong solution involves working with the governments of central america on the push factors. the specific piece you me

officers to do their job. >> is cbp overwhelmed? >> completely. >> when did the supplemental come to congress? >> about six weeks ago. >> has it been acted upon yet? >> it has not. >> did you hear of an adult and three children found dead at the border two days ago? >> yes, on friday. >> in whose custody were they? >> they were in border patrol custody. when they came across the border, they passed away before the -- >> border patrol found them. >> so they were in the custody of probably the gulf cartel or coyotes employed by that entsity? >> they were. and the border patrol searched for two days to find everybody else. >> when cbp is accused of people dying in their custody it's children given life-saving treatment at the facilities or hospitals because they're injured or sick? >> yes, sir, and all medically screened before they come in. >> isn't it often the case they're sometimes in bad shape after the journey and after being abused by cartels because this country refuses to secure its border? >> that's correct. >> is it helpful

about 1,000 migrant children are currently in cbp custody. would you want your family there? >> i would never want my family to be detained. >> repr:amil you know in a facility like that? >> just like i don't think anybody would want any of their family members being in a police station. so the best way not to be in that detention facility is don't come to our country illegally. >> reporter: morgan disputes aspects of the general's report which crites egregious violations at some detention facilities. >> i just don't agree that it it'sie greit's egregious conditions like a systemic problem. >> reporter: what word would you use? >> i welcome immigrant nations to come in and do a check and balance. we can always get better. >> reporter: trump yesterday said he is very concerned about poor border facility conditions, once again claiming, without evidence, that it's an improvement from his predecessor. >> just remember we are treating them and doing a much better job than their administration. >> reporter: last year thousands of migrant children were systemically separated from t