clean. >>> happening today, several bay area rallies will be held to protest conditions at immigration detention centersear the u.s. southern border. the protests follow a visit by a congressional delegation to border detention centers in texas. cristina rendon is in san francisco where one of the rallies will be held. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave. one of the rallies happening here in front of senator feinstein's office. the goal is to bring attention to reports that migrants are being treated padly and kept in dire conditions. a dozen members of congress visited the facility yesterday and reported seeing children left apart from their families and sleeping bags set up on the concrete familiar and women held in rooms without running water. days after we herd p trump warned of pending ice immigration raids on the community across the southern border. that did not happen. oak land mayor libby schaaf talked about how she felt he was terrorizing families. we asked her to clarify yesterday. >> i do not apologize for saying that this president uses terror as a weapon to scare people. >> reporter: th

happening today, several rallies are ies are ed around the bay area to protest conditions at immigration detention centers a visit by a delegation to border detention centers in texas. cristina rendon is is in san francisco. >> reporter: the goal is to call attention to the dire conditions that the migrants are kept in. one of the rallies will be held in front of senator feinstein's office at post and market street. yesterday, more than a dozen members of congress visited a border detention the facility this texas, they reported seeing children left apart from families and saw sleeping bags set up and saw women held in rooms without running water. alexandria cortez was among the delegation. she made a claim about inhumane conditions she saw. >> this is them on their best behave. they put them in rooms with no running water and these women were being told by officers to drink out of the toilet. they were drinking water out of the toilet. that was them knowing a congressional visit was coming. >> reporter: the group is organizing the rallies called close the camp rallies, calling attention to the dire condi

lawmakers to close immigration detention centers. numbers of the jewish community and other activists marched to house speaker nancy pelosi is the cisco office. they say they want to the fund i.c.e. and customs and border patrol in provide permanent protection for undocumented immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. there was also this really, in march in washington today, urging i.c.e. to and deportation of known criminals and stop family separation. members of court-appointed special advocates march 2 i.c.e. headquarters to demand an end to the attacks on immigrant families in our local communities. we will have much more on this story, coming up on the kpix 5 news at 5:00 and online on kpix.com. >>> the justice department has until this afternoon to tell a federal judge whether it would try to find a new way to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. this, after the supreme court ruled against the trump ministration justification for adding it. natalie brand has the latest from the white house. >> reporter: president trum

people protesting in response to the controversial conditions inside immigrant detention centers. >>of what's going on in the border, protesters calling on members of can't their silence is really shameful on this this they want congres to stop authorizing more funding for. then to visit the camps to see what is i mean it's heartbreaking. >>to see the images of the women and children to hear babies crying for their parents. >>and these are images recently released of the inside a detention facilities on the us southern border, according to a new department of homeland security inspector general report these photos were taken during unannounced inspections in early june inside a texas facility, the i g report warns that overcrowding and prolong detentions at the facilities needs to be addressed. conditions at the facility is dangerous thousands of people marching across the country and to the bay area. >>not just in san francisco, but in >>they both rallies in san francisco and in walnut creek had the same message demanding change be made at the border. moment creek michelle kingst

raids, meantime others are calling on the trump administration to close at immigration detention centers. >> close the camps now! >> reporter: this rally sponsored by the city of berkley called on the trump administration to close detention facilities along the border, and on the eve of possible i.c.e. raids to round up families who have deceived deportation orders, the mayor says berkley will push back. >> our policy is that our police will not cooperate in any way, in any i.c.e. enforcement action. >> reporter: a council woman says know your rights. >> when an i.c.e. agent comes to your door you are not required to open that door. >> people is feeling scared. >> reporter: carolina martinez says her community is uncomfortable with i.c.e. raids. she remembers the fear she had when she was undocumented. >> if i saw police were scare me. >> reporter: at sfo union workers say they won't assist i.c.e. in any way. >> immigrant workers you know, run san francisco, immigrant workers run this airport, and we are here to say as unionized wrkers we will not collaborate with i.c.e. in any way with

immigration detention center as far as we understand and as far as we have there are hired with satellite imagery as well as interviews but that the train migrants and refugees there is continue to be used as a military where hounds of themselves are held next to our enemies and to an army. that means that their lives are continuously a danger. and you know whereas if you said we can't be drawing any conclusions at this stage an international investigation is into this incident to exactly establish the responsibility of who goes behind this airstrike what is clear is that both sides have the responsibility to protect civilians from such a path and they do a responsibility to remove them from. any any areas that could be considered as a military target or a view or are there raises 2 questions in my mind let's say the 1st one who has a history of having vacuumed of pattern on air attacks of air attacks. well when it comes that of course you know he has their interests but. we have also. documented the air attack by its weapons both sides you know. artillery rockets. that are emphasize and

in terms of the private detention center i will say dhs oig has identified many, many problems immigration detention centers, and it's been such a massive expansion of immigration detention precisely because private contractors can just open the systems and rights are easily. i think we should >> give impassioned a chance to -- give the ambassador a chance to weigh in. are these cities, mexican border cities that asylum asylum-seekers primarily are being pushed back into under and remain in mexico, are they safe enough? are they consider safe enough to not come for the administration cannot be violating the principle and the law of non--- by pushing non-refoulment, by pushing migrants back into those cities? >> it's a tough question, because we obviously have -- i'm just trying to be objective about a difficult subject. it would be absurd not to recognize that there are areas in mexico which very specific in which we have security problems. a, to some extent that is true. the problem i think is that we, two more things i say is, what's the solution, see it from mexican perspective, okay? i

protesting response to the country conditions inside immigrant detention centers. i'm ashamed of what's going on in the border, protesters calling on members of it can't their silence is really shameful on this discussing it. they want congress to stop authorizing more funding for. then to visit the camps to see what is i mean it's heartbreaking. >>to see the images of the women and children to hear babies crying for their parents. >>and these are images recently released to the inside a detention facilities on the us southern border, according to a new department of homeland security inspector general report these photos were taken during unannounced inspections in early june inside a texas facility, the i g report warns that overcrowding in prolong detentions at the facilities needs to be addressed. conditions at the facility is dangerous. thousands of people are marching across the country and to the bay area. >>not just in san francisco, but in >>and now it's really hard to tell sometimes i don't want come out because i feel like maybe it won't make a differenc

happening today, several rallies are planned around the bay area to protest conditions at immigration detention centers near the u.s. southern bonderrer. >> this action follow as visit by congressional delegation to abort a detention center in texas. we're live in san francisco where one of these rallies is expected to get underway. >> reporter: good morning to you three. the protest is calling attention to the dire conditions that migrants are reportedly facing inside those detention centers. one of the protests happening across the street in san francisco. this is the corner of post and market outside of senator diane fine stein's office and it is happening at noon today. this comes on the heels of more than a dozen members of congress who visited the facility in texas just yesterday. they reported seeing children left apart from their families, sleeping bags that were set up on the concrete floor and women held in rooms without running water. the freshman congresswoman cortez from new york was among that zell gages. she made at least one claim about inhumane conditions. >> this is their best behavio

. >>> hundred of people in the bay area are expected to protest conditions at immigration detention centers along the southern border. demonstrators plan to call attention to the lack of medical care and separation of families at the camps and concerned about sanitary conditions. rallies are planned for walnut, santa rosa and san francisco. more protests here and across the country are planned throughout the month. >>> billions of federal dollars dollars a headed to the border to help the government deal with the search of central american immigrants. president trump signed a $4.6 billion aid package designed to improve care for thousands of immigrants. the bill sets guidelines for how the trump administration has to handle them. democratic lawmakers wanted tougher protections for migrants. >>> oak land mayor is criticized because of comments she made about president trump here on mornings on 2. mayor shaft spoke of threats by the president to launch immigration raids and used a testimony that inappropriate and offensive. >> reporter: it was the of words by oakland mayor libby shaft that pr

juan: we turn now to georgia, where a 44-year-old immigrant from mexico died last wednesday at stewart detention center the largest immigration jails in the united states and one that has been plagued by allegations of neglect and abuse for years. pedro arriago-santoya was the fourth person to die at stewart in just two years and the seventh person to die while in the custody of immigration and customs enforcement since october. an immigration george -- judge had ordered arriago-santoya be deported in june. instead, he was transferred to 1 10 whilen july awaiaiting proceedings. twtwo weeks later, he wass pronounced d dead at a georgia hospital.. he had complained of stomach pain and later went into c cardc arrest. amy: last year, federal records obobtained by the atlantnta pubc radio station wabe and reveal from the center for investigative reporting unveiled serious issues at stewart, including chronic shortages of medical and other staff, drug smuggling, and long-term u use f solitary confinement. in the documents, the facility's conditions were described by some staff as, quote, "a ticking time bomb

the committee says the investigation is in response to reports of poor conditions at the immigrant detention centers. committee chairman elijah cummings sent letters to these three firms on your screen. one of them d.c. capital parents, llc, owns a company whose subsidiary owns the nation's largest shelter for immigrant children. >> you know who is on the board of directors, right there on your screen. the former white house chief of staff and former department of homeland security secretary john kelly. cummings expressing concern the value of the contracts, quote, increased significantly under the trump administration and resulted in massive profits. >> coming up next jeffrey epstein's lawyers have asked the new york court for a $77 million bail package. they say he is, quote, entitled to it. we'll look at that when we come back. you are watching "velshi and ruhle" live on msnbc. e watchingd ruhle" live on msnbc ♪ i want it that way... i can't believe it. that karl brought his karaoke machine? ♪ ain't nothing but a heartache... ♪ no, i can't believe how easy it was to save hundreds of dollars on my

details on the local >>people protesting in response to the controversial conditions inside immigrant detention centers. of what's going on in the border. >>people in san francisco calling on members of congress to close the camps as their silence is really shameful on this discussing. i so horrified by. what's happening with the camp immigration issue. with all the families being separated with the treatment of the children this rally in walnut creek is a lot smaller than the one in san francisco, but people are still holding signs and chanting in getting loud. >>from people driving by. the on the street protesting these are images recently released of the inside a detention facilities on the us southern border, according to a new department of homeland security inspector general report these photos were taken during unannounced inspections in early june inside a texas facility, the i g report warns people who are detained after entering the united states in order to seek protection are entitled to bond here and the chance to be released from custody under the us constitution. back in april you might

boardw >>> president trump says he wants reporters to see for themselves what is going on at immigrant detention centers near the southern border. >> i'm going to start showing some of these detention centers. because for the press, i want the press to go in and see them. and, i just spoke to mark morgan, and i just spoke to, as you know, kevin. so, we are going to send people in, we are going . if you coul gist of it was that they are going to have the press go in. these images from federal inspectors last month capturing the overcrowding problems at detention centers in south texas. a 16 page office of inspector general report calls this an immediate risk to migrants and agents. investigators also describe children with no access to showers, or hot meals. mr. trump also says his administration will soon begin deporting thousands of undocumented people living in 10 u.s. cities, including san francisco. those raids you remember, were postponed last month. >> an unusual snub for white house's social media summit, among was reportedly not invited, facebook, and twitter. two of the world's biggest social m

to migrant children at it would end family separations set minimum health standards for immigration detention centers and provide legal aid to unaccompanied minors. it's changing the entire mistreatment of children from beginning to end while humanitarian organizations like amnesty international support all of the provisions of this bill. >>they have criticized republicans and democrats for voting to pass the billion emergency spending bill last month with no strings attached, what the us government gave. >>trump administration was a blank check to engage in more of the same the trump administration has made it clear it will continue to crack down. >>immigration and customs enforcement agents are preparing to launch raids and round up undocumented immigrants. they're absolutely going to happen there's. >>approximately a million people in this country with removal orders, democratic lawmakers fear families and children will be caught up in the rates. >>which are expected in large cities, including san francisco, los angeles new york and miami. in washington. alexandra the mound. we have continuing cov

>>the president touring an immigration detention center today in texas meantime, thousands of miles away in washington. lawmakers described their own tours of facilities and the assessments could not be more different if you're streaming us on kron on the news continues during the who's dog is this? it's my special friend, antonio. his luxurious fur calms my nerves when i'm worried about moving into our new apartment. why don't we just ask geico for help with renters insurance? i didn't know geico helps with renters insurance. yeah, and we could save a bunch too. antonio! fetch computer! antonio? i'll get it. get to know geico and see how much you could save on renters insurance. >>i's president mike pence toured a border detention center in mcallen texas today pence's visit comes in the wake of a report released last week that details dangerous overcrowding and unsanitary conditions at those detention centers along the border. yesterday, vice president pence said that border agents are providing the migrants with food and housing and healthcare quote in a way that would make the america

happening today, several rallies are plan ad cross the bay area to protest conditions at immigration detention centersthe u.s. southern border with mexico. this follows a visit by a congressional delegation to one border detention center in texas. christina rendon is at the site of one of the rallies happening today. >> reporter: good morning to you, gasia. this is to bring attention to the dire conditions that migrants are reportedly being kept in. one of those rallies happening today in front of senator dianne feinstein's office here at the corner of market and post. we understand more than a dozen members of congress visited a border detention facility yesterday. they reported seeing sleeping bags on concrete floors, children separate from their families an women held in rooms without running water. on this topic of immigration, president trump had warned of pending ice raids in 10 major cities across the u.s. just a couple of week ago. he ultimately delayed that operation saying it possibly will be carried out after the fourth of july holiday and on just yesterday, we spoke with oakland mayor libb

county's plans to convert a former immigrant detention center into a new women's jail. and earlier this year, the county board of supervisors changed their mis about creating the new facility. >> and so we blew it up. that's the gws. the bad news is we don't know what we're going to replace it wi yet, honestly. reporter: like many other politicians and administrators, county supr sheila kuehl would, in an ideal world, have very few women ever sent to jail. but the current women's facility remains insufficient, and the county is again looking for a suitable location. >> so we're trying to negotiate y through that and maybe find a county facility that's already being used for incarceration that could be redone as a modern... i want to use the wordnurturing" jail, there is such a thing, for women. so i think there's a lot we can do in terms of identifying the needs of women where they're di health needs, physical health needs. they need trauma-informed care. there need to be classes, there to be things to do, there need to be these playwriting groups or art or job training

activists march to house speaker nancy pelosi's district office, calling on congress to close immigration detention centers. a similar protest happened in washington, d.c. catherine johnson is there tonight and tells us president trump responded with renewed deportation threats. >> reporter: border patrol actions, compassion, and public trust are all being brought into question right now on capitol hill. this comes during one of the most challenging times in the agency's history. >> reporter: demonstrators called to abolish ice and agency headquarters on friday. >> a day after the fourth of july we see our government making people afraid. >> president trump says ice agents will soon begin the mass immigration roundups he previously delayed. >> let them call them raids, i said they came in illegally and we are bringing them out legally. >> reporter: the treatment of migrants living in the u.s. and on the border has come under scrutiny in the recent weeks. does it have lunch an internal investigation into social media post allegedly by cbd employees marking migrant deaths and bashing democrats. >> i haven't

>>rallies are expected around the bay area tomorrow to protest conditions at us immigration detention centers. organizers plan to hold what they're calling close the camps rallies in san francisco santa rosa and walnut creek one of the city's going to be held at noon right in front of us senator dianne feinstein's office on post street santa rosa's protests is going to take place at noon at old courthouse square. and walnut creek that rally will be held at 5 30 in the evening at the corner of nation valley road and north civic drive. and east bay man has been convicted of possessing child pornographer you spend 10 years in prison. a federal judge in san francisco sense 56 year-old devon hudson court documents show that he possessed more than a 100,000 child pornographer the images and videos. the judge sentenced hudson to a 10 year period of supervised release and ordered him to pay $1000 in restitution to at least one victim. new this morning police in american canyon are looking for the people who broke into a dozen cars in one neighborhood. the break in started about one 30 yesterday morni

rallies are expected around the bay area today to protest conditions at those immigration detention centers in san francisco rally will be held at noon right in front of us senator dianne feinstein's office on post street santa rosa's protests will take place at noon at old courthouse square and then walnut creek a rally will be held 5 30 in the evening at the corner of a nation valley road in north civic drive. coming up next on the kron 00:04am morning news. it is now costing drivers more money to cross the golden gate bridge we're going to tell you what the extra monies expected to be used for it and here's a live look outside we've got our cameras on the market looking out of the bay bridge where traffic this morning is slowly building rebecca will >>and we are back time now it's 4.43, we've got your forecast with john is where enjoying a nice lead up to the 4th of july holiday weekend young looking at 4th just around the corner now kind of hard to believe that it snuck up on us like that. but if we are already approaching the 4th and he got to get some good weather for it and mother na

joined thousands of protesters across the country to rally against conditions at those immigration detention centers along the southern border protesters in san francisco walnut creek in santa rosa called on members of congress to close those camps. they want lawmakers stop authorizing funding for family detention and deportation and to visit the camps to see what's happening inside. >>i mean it's heartbreaking to see the images of the women and children to hear babies crying for their parents they've been separated from. >>11 migrants have died in us custody since september. the news this morning, the census bureau is moving forward with printing its next form and they are not printing that citizenship question the trump administration wanted on it. john lawrence explains. >>the contentious battle over a question is over for now it's a win for our nation for our democracy and for everyone in this country. >>president trump one of the 2020 census to ask about citizenship status. i think it's very important. >>to find out if somebody is a citizen as opposed and illegal. >>but the question won't be in

. >>> the haunting new drawings by children inside an immigration detention center. tonight, the president's message to migrants. if they're unhappy, quote, tell them not to come. >>> the judge under fire for what he said about a teenage suspect accused of rape, that the teen comes from a good family and has good grades. >>> and the american phenom, just 15 years old with another wimbledon win. her words for the opponents she'll face next. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us on a busy wednesday night. i'm cecilia vega in for david. and we begin with the holiday rush to get out of town. millions of americans already in the air and on theed radios, and the havoc turning deadly. right here in manhattan, a truck skidding off an overpass. at least 12 people injured. an 18-wheeler plunging off this bridge in houston. the driver did not survive. and you can see the traffic there backed up for miles. despite these challenges, a record number of people are expected to travel for this fourth of july. abc's gio benitez startles us off. >> reporter: tonight, thes

police in washington the shot and killed a man who they say was trying to burn down an immigration detention center. >>officers in tacoma say the shooting took place early saturday outside the us immigration and customs enforcement's northwest detention center. police say the man tried to set the building and parked cars on fire. the incident happened. after protests over ice plans to begin raids across the u s. >>at the suspect in what is clear that somebody died aren't right outside vision center. the offi said dangerous place. >>a man who was killed has been identified as 69 year old william van us from sen. the 4 officers involved in the shooting have been put on administrative leave pending an investigation which is standard procedure of course we do have continuing coverage of the ice raids throughout the day here on kron 4 as well as kron on and kron 4 dot com. >>well big story we are following tonight the family of the north bay girl says she's making improvements after being struck by an alleged drunk driver. girl is hit last thursday near the conning towne mall in santa rosa. she's since

in dilly the largest immigration detention centerin the country today. they carry 25,000 hand voted cranes to the prison in sol tar tee. we're honored these cor courages americans are here tonight and allowing us to honor in turn of recognizing them. please welcome the friends of the christian city pilgrimage. [applause] >> thank you so much for honoring us with this award. it's beautiful to be here with all of you and i'd like to say one thing, strength in numbers. [applause] i also would like to say in japanese, good evening. >> my name is nancy and i was honored to be part of the crystal city pilgrimage this year and i'd like to ask you all a question. why is the fight against jailing children and separation of families a fight for japanese americans too? and i think all of us here, this is part of the committee, believe that because our people, during world war ii, 120,000 why taken from our homes without due process and incarcerated and concentration camps across the country. most of us were citizens. one-third were children. an

. >>> another bank will stop lending to immigrant detention center. st is ending the business relationships with the owners of detention centers on the border between the u.s. and mexico. public concern about the nation's border policies is growing here. bank of america, jpmorgan chase, wells fargo, they have all cut ties with detention centers because of reports of poor treatment of immigrants. >>> there is a new netflix four day streaming champion. >> and now -- >> so creepy. i don't actually watch the show but clips creep me out. "stranger things 3" has been watched by 40 million households. nielsen said the first episode averaged 15.8 million viewers. netflix said 18.2 million accounts have already binged the entire season. >> in five days. >> holiday weekend. >>> thanks to our international viewers for joining us. have a great rest of your day. for our u.s. viewers "early start" continues right now. >>> can alex acosta hang on to his cabinet snoes fresh questions after a sex trafficking incident indictment against a financier acosta gave a deal a

we want to close private for profit immigration detention centers and reform the immigration court system. castro and o'rourke have clashed over a section of the law that makes it a crime to enter the us illegally. castro wants to repeal the law making illegal entry a simple civil violation, they're using section 1325, of that act which criminalizes coming across the border to incarcerate the president parents and then separate them. >>some of us on this stage have called to end that section to terminate it. some why congressman o'rourke have not i helped to introduce legislation that would ensure that we don't criminalize those were seeking asylum and refused talk if you're going to see for a silent. >>the detention of families over the last year has shaped the rhetoric of most democrats. elizabeth warren is like most of these candidates, calling for families not to be detained while their immigration cases are being processed. the trump administration's hardline approach on reducing the number of undocumented immigrants in the country has inspired some candidates to call for the end of

if illegal immigrants are unhappy with the questions in the quickly built or refitted detention centerstell them not to come. all problems solved. all this as newly released documents detail i.c.e. agents responses to plan nationwide immigration rates in 2017. the daily beast described them as excited, giddy anticipation by immigration agents. one emailing, happy hunting. with me now is melissa mark viv areto, and nbc news contributor raul reyes. let's bring the pictures back up, guys. i want you to comment on that. just think about the life long implications of what is happening at these detention centers. if you had any question in mind that there weren't any, now you know the answer. >> look, this has been going on for over a year and the fact that we're responding in this visceral way, we should be. but where was that anger and frustration a year ago when we knew that these conditions were happening? we have leaders in the congress that were talking about the conditions -- >> but the anger and frustration has been there for a year because we here have been covering this story for ov

. >>> president donald trump once reported to see for themselves what's going on at immigrant detention centers near the southern border. >> i want the press to go and see them. we are going to send people and were going to have some of the press go in.>> the bottom line is he wants to show the press, these images taken last month capturing the overcrowding problems detention centers in south texas. a 16 page report from the office of inspector general calls an immediate risk to migrants and the border agents. investigators describe sick children with no access to showers or hot meals. appearing this week is the acting homeland secretary with claims unsubstantiated. >> reporter: why did you call those claims unsubstantiated? >> because there is adequate food and water, the facilities are cleaned every day, i know what the standards are and i know that there are being followed because we have tremendous levels of oversight.>> you don't believe the new york times report? >> you're asking? >> the stench was so strong it spread to the agents they had scabies, chickenpox. what did you say unsubstant

over learning her father was once again caught by border patrol and was being held in an immigration detention center what are you going to tell your daughter? >> he says he's going to ask her to forgive him for failing her. says it was never his intention to leave her alone. >> as he stood by her the day before he caressed his daughter's hands and face and whispered, we love you. don't leave us. and now manuel prepares to be deported. >> he must turn himself in to immigration authorities again by july 27th. a little more than a week away. his lawyer tells us they will try to file some sort of legal motions that would grant him a reprieve, but because he's entered the country twice illegally, that becomes a much more difficult fight. ed lavandera, cnn, new york. >> he plans to bury his daughter next tuesday, before he returns to ice attention. because of his asylum status, there's a chance he may never be able to visit her grave. i want to bring in a correspondent for cnn in spanish. this family's struggle really hits home the dysfunction of the current system. >> i cover immigration on a daily basis

. >> the hearing comes amid growing public outcry over conditions at the immigration detention centers. >>> tensions with iran are escalating this afternoon after the u.s. shot down an iranian drone. president trump says that that drone came within a thousand yards of the u.s.s. boxer and ignored multiple calls to stand down. now this comes days after iran says it seized a western linked oil tanker. fongz reporter tray jinx has more from jerusalem. >> iran's revolutionary guard brings us a step closer on thursday announcing they've seized a foreign oil tanker using its crew members of smuggling iranian oil. >> this ship which is capable of carrying more than 200-0000 tons of fuel failed because of a smart move by the revolutionary guard. >> all signs point to the mt rooeia which disappeared three days ago as it was drifting into irania waters. it would contradict an earlier statement that it was assisting a foreign vessel to detect a problem. >> they have a much more difficult time selling oil. so they're very cash-strapped right now and i think that's an explanation why they're seeing

area joined thousands of protesters across the country to rally against conditions at immigration detention centers along the southern border. the homeland security inspector general says the overcrowding situation there. it has to be addressed immediately. 11 migrants have died in us custody since september and protesters in san francisco walnut creek in santa rosa called on members of congress to close those camps. they want lawmakers to stop authorizing money for family detention centers and to visit the camps to see what's happening inside. and as the controvessy at the border continues to grow a long time border patrol agent is speaking out now about the treatment of immigrants inside those detention centers. he spoke to nick valencia in el paso but only if his identity was concealed. >>you're taking a big risk by doing this. >>here's what americans to know you need to know the truth. >>a border patrol agent who's had enough in a cnn exclusive interview, the veteran agent who agree to go on camera only if their identity was concealed, expressed disgust at a closed facebook group reportedly com

detentions and deportations can have a long lasting impact for families who are torn apart. last september, farrah brumandi experienced that firsthand. her stepfather was detained by immigration agents and was taken to a detention center> he stayed there, she says for eight months and she describes this as terrible living conditions and says her stepfather was then deported and that her family was quote destroyed at the hands of isis. farrah is with us now this morning. farrah, thank you so much for taking time to talk to us. help us understand that moment that your stepfather was taken into custody. >> can you say that again? >> help us understand what it was like for you when your stepfather was taken into custody. can you kind of relive that for us. >> it was our worst nightmare. i think when you have a loved one living in fear, the whole family is kind of living in fear. our family is not like most families where i think that the entire family is kind of living in -- i feel like we are all here documented except for my step dad, so when i got the call from my mom that he had been taken, it was just like, unreal. >> i know it's hard. >> i feel like i'm going to cry. >> i'm sorry. and i know it's so hard for you. yo

effort called lights for liberty where cities across the country are calling for the end of immigrant detention centers. >>the detention centers are not the right rd concentration camps. >>organizer josie camacho says sunday's ice raids are just of fear. she says children are already being forced in inhumane conditions at these camps and the families belong together. >>there are children that are dying. there are more children that are going to be dying and it should not happen because all they're doing it's trying to get a better life. tina death immigrated to the united states from vietnam 40 years ago, she says as an immigrant mother. >>seeing families being separated has been difficult but you don't know what to do and whether government to take my children to know. >>and what they do with the children. the to do lie. so i didn't know plays they being locked down. >>others at the vigil say they want to spread awareness about why these immigrants are being forced to come to america, but also why their home countries should be taking some responsibility. >>they could be more analysis and consideratio

. >> the decision comes as immigration detention centers are already overcrowded.he ap reports, hundreds of central americans were bused over the border this week from texas. the mexican city of monterey. under the remaining program. while the asylum claim was processed in the united states. >> they said they would leave us at a bus station. after that, we would have to figure out what we would have to do. >> the bottom line. they would consider asylum claims. and the u.s. supreme court could be asked to reconcile any conflict between the courts. in los angeles, william lajeunesse, ktvu 2 news. >>> and a story we brought you. a woman trapped inside. >> her mother is now suing, claiming companies that make and use those donations boxes do so, knowing they're dangerous. >> she was a beautiful, giving, loving person. >> kailey land died three days before her 31st birthday. a birthday she shared with her mom. >> i still expect her to call or to come knocking on my door. >> it was police who knocked that november morning to. tell kingsley, her daughter's body had been f

. >>> two bay area congress women were along the lawmakers that went to an immigrant detention centertexas border. jackie spear gave us that recording after touring the holding area in browns veil. this group insisted on being allowed to video what they saw and heard. ana esu says the conditions are inhumane with people packed in to tight spaces. >> the conditions are such that influenza and meningitis and chronic conditions have cropped up. that is a child that is very sick and the father is with that child waiting to see if they are going to be able to be transferred to a hospital. >> the top priority should be getting medical care and she said people are being detained that have sponsors and could be fitted with ankle bracelets to track locations and should be released to the sponsors. >>> the president is being criticized for a series of tweets against progressive members of congress. the president tweeted sunday morning quote, why don't they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. these places need your help badlies you can't leave

. >>> two bay area congress women were among the lawmakers that went to one of the immigrant detention centers at the texas border. jackie spear gave us this recording after touring the holding facility. this group insisted on being allowed to video what they saw and heard. palo alto congresswoman says the conditions are inhumane with so many people packed in to tight spaces. congresswoman spear saw many sick people. >> the conditions are such that influenza, meningitis and other chronic kinds of conditions have cropped up. that is a child that is very sick and the father is with that child waiting to see if they are going to be able to be transferred to a hospital setting. >> she says the top priority should be getting medical care and people that are being detained should be fitted with ankle bracelets to track their locations and then they should be released to the sponsors. >>> the president is being criticized far series of tweets against members of congress. the president tweeted sundays morning quote, why don't they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from

dreamers, and funding for more border wall construction and want to close private for-profit immigration detention centersgration court system. castro and o'rourke have clashed over a section of the law that makes it a crime to enter the u.s. illegally. castro wants to repeal the law making illegal entry a simple civil violation. >> they are using section 1325 of that act, which criminalizes coming across the border to incarcerate the parents and then separate them. some of us on this stage have called to end that section, to terminate it. some, like congressman o'rourke, have not. >> i helped to introduce legislation that would ensure that we don't criminalize those who are seeking asylum and refuge -- >> i'm not talking about -- >> if you're fleeing desperation -- >> reporter: the detention of families over the last year has shaped the rhetoric of most democrats. elizabeth warren is, like most of these candidates, calling for families not to be detained while their immigration cases are being processed. >> no great nation tears families apart. no great nation locks up children. we need -- we must at the

children known as dreamers and funding for before border wall construction, close private for immigration detention centersion court system. castro and o'rourke clashed over a section of the law that makes it a crime to enter the u.s. illegally. castro wants to repeal the law making illegal entry a simple civil violation. >> they are using section 1325 of that act which criminalizes coming across the border to incarcerate the parents and separate them. some of us have called to end that section, to terminate it. some like congressman o'rourke have not. >> i want to introduce legislation to ensure we don't criminalize those seeking asylum and refuge. if you're fleeing -- over the last year shaped the rhetoric of most democrats. elizabeth warren is like most of the candidates calling for families not to be detained while their immigration cases are being processed. >> no great nation tears families apart. no great nation locks up children. we need, we must at the borders respect the dignity of every human being who comes here. >> the trump adminisration's hard line approach on reducing the number of undocume

saying that these immigrant detention centers which we actually are referring to as immigrant prisonsause that's really what they are prisons were more like a summer camp than a prison which is you know, as nine on so many levels but also creatively it inspired me because i feel that the duty of art is to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed. and this is a situation where you have a lot of people way too comfortable about atrocities that are being exacted upon children. then you have a whole other side of the nation that is very disturbed by this. you know what i'm saying? so musically, i wanted to mirror these worlds and being that my father is an immigrant and i have you know, i owe my existence to immigration i think that the fear of immigration that has existed in american history from the first day, i just find it to be wrong. >> yeah, and as you say, immigrants can come from anywhere. human rights are universal. but you didn't just write the song. you're behind the video that people see as you say is quite disturbing but quite a choice. why is it mostly white childr

. >>> a newly released artwork by children recently freed by immigrant detention centers are painting a new dimension at the border. >> the drawing sketched by 10 and 11 years old mostly depict children behind bars. we spoke with a family therapist professor and she told us about the collective drawings. >> these are images here, and a little girl started drawing for me this image and she started to share what they were living with. >> the professor says tt they call it a dog kennel. they fear there could be a long-term psychological toll on the children. >>> a bunch of summer fun is being had right now in lakes and oceans and swimming pools across the country. >> but so far all of that can turn tragic quickly if you are not careful. a water rescue crew off the island of north carolina. an 8-year-old boy inside one of the giant boats drifted far offshore. >> if you have a child on a float and the wind is blowing easily they can get in over their heads without them noticing it. this episode ended happily, even when others do not. >> 75% of children drown in a pool. >> the cdc says it's

learning that her father was once again caught by border patrol and was being held in an immigration detention centerreign language ] >>> what are you going to tell your daughter there at the end? [ speaking foreign language ] >> he says he's going to ask her to forgive him for failing her. he says that it was never his intention to leave her alone. >> he was by his daughter's side when she was taken off life support. as he stood by her the day before, he caressed his daughter's hands and face and whispered, we love you, don't leave us. and now manuel prepares to be deported. >> he has to turn himself in again to immigration authorities by july 27th, a little more than a week away. his lawyer says that they are trying to file some sort of motions that will grant him some type of reprieve, but because he has entered the country twice illegally already, that becomes a much more difficult fight. >> thank you very much. that is extraordinary reporting and it brings the humanitarian of each and every one of these cases to light. thank you for that. we'll be right back. ♪ did you know you can save money by

costello, i want to ask you about dhs inspections of several immigration detention centers on the southern border. these reports were shocking to the conscience. and i think they will shock any american who takes the time to read them. or even to look at the pictures. in may 2019 you issued a report on dangerous, overcrowding and prolonged detention at border facility in el paso, texas. i understand that your team saw 900 detainees is alright? >> yes or print the report found that some detained immigrants were held in stating room only conditions for days or weeks. in the report goes on to say, with limited access to showers and clean clothing detainees were wearing soiled clothing for days or weeks. the report concludes that these conditions present an immediate risk to the health and safety not just of the detainees also dhs agents and officers. ms. costello and all your years in government service, did you see anything like this? >> i'm not. form partly the inspection team that did the work on the ground for me has not. they have been doing this for years. the reason we issued the alert

>>rallies are expected around the bay area on tuesday to protest conditions at us immigration detention centersto hold close the camp rallies and san francisco santa rosa and walnut creek and san francisco rally will be held at noon in front of us senator dianne feinstein's office that one post read. santa rosa's protest will also take place at noon at old courthouse square. and walnut creek a rally will be held at 5 30 in the evening. at the corner of ignacio valley road and north civic drive. >>red flags will soon be flying in santa rosa, the santa rosa fire department is joining fire agencies across the noma county to prevent wildfires. so when the national weather service issues, a red flag warning locally all santa rosa fire stations will literally fly a red flag and a red flag warning means that there is an increased risk for fire danger because of warm temperatures very low humidity. and strong winds well fire will be lighting up the sky. >>on july 4th and many of you have already started fireworks shopping this weekend in the city of dublin, the more than a dozen city approved vendors o