. >> reporter: janette were born here and under the u.s.ion that makes them american citizen and their parents and sister were not and republican presidential candidates have a word for that. >> the anchor babies. >> reporter: argument is that the anchor baby comes first and then comes the rest of the family. >> people are bringing pregnant women in to have babies to give birth right citizenship. >> we now take care of that baby, social security, medicare, education, give me a break. >> reporter: there are cases of foreigners bearing children in the u.s. for citizenship but in reality children like janette cannot help their family be legal citizens and cannot apply for families to join them until they are 21 and years more if they are undocumented and the older sister cannot work or apply to college. >> she is not allowed to be in a college because she needs to be registered as an american here and i realize that she has been struggling a lot and working hard. >> reporter: advocates for immigrants say the talk in the republican presidential

. >> reporter: grandparents janette cycle james tyler charged with animal cruelty. barry police say they've been living like this in a house of squaller. janette took fox 25 on a tour of >> it's something that normal homeowner was not have. >> reporter: the high school sweetheart's three-year-old granddaughter was also taken away from them. police say a little girl was forced to live in these conditions. >> they're saying that the house is dirty and that's all i know. i've been in jail all night. i just got out of jail, they took my granddaughter, and they charged my house again and which hurts the most because i love animals. >> reporter: investigators say they were tipped off about their house on pine tree terrace after possible illegal drug activity. >> i want some help to get a lawyer because i want to fight. i don't want this to happen again. and tonight we learned that other family members are also at the shelter. tonight police tell us that the the family to see if they can get some sort of help. for now live in barry tonight, malini bought sue, fox 25 news.

. >> reporter: grandparents janette and james tyler charged with animal cruelty. barry police say they've been living like this in a house of squaller. janette took fox 25 on a tour of her house. >> food that seemed to be out on the counter for a listeningy period of time, refrigerators, when they open them up, to have mold or fluid coming out of them, just something that normal homeowner was not have. >> reporter: the high school sweethearts' 3-year-old granddaughter was also taken away from them. police say the little girl was forced to live in these conditions. >> they're saying that the house is dirty, and that's all i know. i've been in jail all night. i just got out of jail. they took my granddaughter, and they charged my house again and they're charging me with animal cruelty which hurts the most because i love animals. >> reporter: investigators say they were tipped off about their house on pine tree terrace after a possible illegal drug activity. >> the only thing you'll ever find this my house is maybe weed because i smoke weed. i'm not gonna lie. >> and

janette and james tyler. the smell inside was so bad when they first got there, they had to repeatedly go outside while executing the search warrant. officers were called for drug activity and janette said she and her husband have been struggling financially for years now. both were released on bail yesterday. >> they are saying that the shows dirty, and that's all i know. i have been in jail all night. they took my granddaughter. and -- they came to my house again -- and they are charging me with animal cruelty by hurt the most because i love animals the most because i love animals. >>reporter: tyler went on to say she hopes the state will help her and her husband out, but police are not buying her story and they are telling us why coming up in the next hour on the fox25 morning news. live here in barre, jessica reyes, fox25 morning news. >>> this morning new report says that the department of children and family children and families is trying too hard to keep families together and as a result, it is puttin

james and janette barry were arrested. their home was filled with trash and rotting food. the smell was to intense they had to keep going outside for fresh air. removed by dcf. one of the suspects talked after b being released. >> they took my granddaughter and charges me with animal cruelty which hurts the most because i love animals. >> beside animal cruelty, the couple is also charged with resisting arrest and a weapons violation. the tylers say they want to get a lawyer to fight the charges pa mansfield man is accused of threatening a woman and her baby with a knife. police arrested david brock at her apartment on francis avenue her apartment on francis avenue. he charged with a woman and her child with a knife and the victims ran to a balcony to escape. police found a pair of knives in the tank of the bathroom toilet. brock will be arraigned and charged with assault with a deadly weapon. two women found burned beyond recognition in two different cities this morning. the investigations into both incidents continue. here is what we know. the first water was found in bri

james and janette tyler of barre were arrested. their home was full of rotting trash and food. the smell was to intense they had to go outside for fresh air. the couple's granddaughter was removed by dcf. one of the suspects spoke with fox25 minutes after being released from jail. >> they took my granddaughter. and -- and they they are charging me with animal cruelty which hurts the most because i love animals. >> beside animal cruelty, the couple is charged with resisting arrest and a weapons violation. the tylers say they want to get >>> a mansfield man is accused of threatening a woman and her baby with a knife 37 police arrested david brock yesterday afternoon at his apartment on francis avenue. charged at a woman and her child with a knife, and the victims ran to a balcony to escape. police later found a pair of knives in the tank of the bathroom toilet. he will be arraigned and charged with assault salt with a deadly weapon. >>> two women.burned in different cities. the investigation into both incidents continue. here is what we know. the first woman was found in bridgewa