it's time for the fiesta protesta. [ music ] >> under the watchful eye of border agents, towns people, crossing to the other side, technically illegally to reunite with family or friends. >> i'm afraid of the immigration. >> living in texas, because of the closed crossing hasn't seen her sister in two years. it's been a year since she hugged her mom. >> without this open, however do you have to travel to see each other? >> four hours. >> she doesn't want to be arrested so sent her daughters into the water to deliver flowers. gradually, the border became invisible and the family from mexico crossed over to the texas side to spend this day together, like old times. >> tell me how that was, walking through the river to get here. >> throughout the day, hundreds defied the law, including texans who crossed over to the mexican side to play and sing in the band. [ music ] although border patrol agents made no arrests, they told us they will continue to enforce the law. but for a few hours, this valley and river became one community again, giving hope to the people who have raised their voice