juan: that audio of federal magistrate judge ronald morgan's courtroom in brownsville, texas, is from report for the intercept by debbie nathan headlined, "hidden horrors of 'zero tolerance' -- mass trials and children taken from their parents." the story also features a rare photograph from inside a federal courthouse in pecos, texas, that shows dozens of immigrants in orange jumpsuits spread across a courtroom and filling up a jury box as they are tried all at once. amy: mass trials for crossing the border, and scattered cases of family separations, have taken place since "operation streamline" was first introduced in 2005. but last month, attorney general jeff sessions announced the federal government will now prosecute "100% of illegal southwest border crossings." >> i put in place a zero tolerance policy for illegal on our southwest border. ifif you cross t b borde ununlawfully, , then we will prosecute you. it is that simple. if you s smuggle illegal aliens acroross our border, t then we l prprosecute yoyou. if you are smuggling a child, then we will prosecute you. and d that ch