year,h january, of this we have had 16,000 or hundred 38 unaccompanied children -- 16,438 unaccompanied children. if we did the math on that, hadate that, in 2014 we 51,000 unaccompanied children come in, this was the crisis year. wewe maintain this pace, will have 77,000 in 2016. we don't have the february numbers yet, but how many unaccompanied children were apprehended and processed and probably dispersed in february? >> i want to compare numbers with you. i'm looking at my latest in terms of you may see numbers. you are correct that in the fall of 2015, we saw increase. strike thatw the everybody knows about. fy 15, after the things we put in place, we had a good year. it was down significantly from fy 14 in terms of total apprehensions on the southwest quarter. it was the second lowest number since 1970 -- 1972. in the fall, we saw an increase in ua sees, the number was 6775 in the month of december. in january, the number went down by more than half. >> this is just the chart in terms of total, by fiscal year through 2015. we had despite in 2014, last year went down, but my point

you are budgeting for 75000 unaccompanied children from all sources, correct? >> yes. >> if you take a look at 2014, the crisis, we can put the chart back up there, that was in total about 68,630 1,000,631,000 unaccompanied children. this is only central america. year-to-date we are 10% above 2014 numbers. >> 68,005 41 is what i have. >> that's right, for the entire year. year-to-date the entire year. year-to-date in 2016 we are at 23000. if you include all in a company children, we are up 10% which would apply we are going to be 10% over 68,000 which is about 75000. that's including mexican children as well. mexico is four times the population of central america. yet mexican unaccompanied children are somewhere between 20 and 25% of the problem. that's why i isolate unaccompanied children from central america because we treat them differently. i'm trying to figure out what the best way is to address this problem in which way is the best to reduce the flow. the length and adjudication processes one, the fact that when unaccompanied children from central america

the request also includes the contingency fund for potential surge in unaccompanied children. look forward to an update of the current estimates of the uac. other increases include 55 million for tactical communications, 47 million for vehicles, 26 million for era stats, and relocatable powers and many other small increases i look forward to working with you over the next few weeks to determine the priority of these programs. the request proposes a realignment for appropriation structures to be more mission focused. while i know it was challenging, it is an effort that i supported for several years. i want to commend you and your team for making the effort. lastly, sovereign nations control measure borders have sustained the integrity of the immigration system. these objectives are your duty and i expect nothing less from you and from the men and women of cbp. let me turn to my distinguished ranking member ms. roybal-allard for remarks she may wish to make. thank you, mr. chairman. good morning, commissioner kerlikowske, and welcome. the discretionary budget request for u.s. c

to the flow of unaccompanied children and families. the numbers declined from their spike in '14 but we did see an increase in the numbers this past fall and we remain concerned about seasonal increases later this year and in fiscal year 2017. the budget request $12.5 million increase in resources for cbp to provide for safety and security of children and families who are temporarily in our custody. in addition to a contingency fund of up to $23 million to support up to 75,000 children to ensure that we can respond to that potential surge. along with all of the border environments, our land, air and sea, continued investments in technology, surveillance technology, other operational assets really increase our situational awareness. the cornerstone of our approach to identify, disrupt and interdict illegal activities is key. recapitalizing some of the most essential equipment that was mentioned, radios and vehicles, increasing our ability to respond quickly and to keep our frontline officers and agents safe. we continue to improve the s

this house is just one of two temporary shelters for unaccompanied minors on the island of lesbos is their home for now. only the most vulnerable of the children are kept here. the rest are in highly guarded kon fint centers that some call jail. >> mainly when they come here they're happy to have left the jail, to be in a proper house with colors and toys and stuff like this. >> reporter: the children most of who are from afghanistan speak of walking hundreds of kilometers from their homes to the turkish coast, sleeping in the open before joining others to make the crossing to lesbos. the majority of unaccompanied children arriving in greece are slipping through the cracks >> many of them sadly don't want to be identified. they present themselves as adults because they feel that this would slowdown their journey otherwise or they present someone who they're travelling with as a guardian that isn't necessarily the case. >> reporter: unaccompanied refugee children can apply for asylum here in greece and stay until they're 18 years old. due to a prolonged financial crisis they will not

this house one of two temporary shelters for unaccompanied minors.he island of lesbos is their home for now. only the most vulnerable of the children are kept here. the rest of in highly gutted confinement centers some call jail. >> most of happy to have left the jail, to be in proper house with colors and toys and stuff like this. >> the children most of whom are from afghanistan speak of walking hundreds of kilometers from their homes to the turkish coast, sleeping in the open before joining others to make the crossing to lesbos. a majority of unaccompanied children arriving in greece are slipping through the cracks. >> many of them certainly don't want to be identified. they present themselves as arabs, because they feel this would slow down their journey otherwise or present someone they are traveling with as a guardian even if that is not the case. >> some will stay until they are 18 years old, but due to a prolonged financial crisis, they will probably not get proper housing, schooling and social support. most of them therefore choose to leave

released a report on the treatment of unaccompanied children in dhs custody. we made a number of recommendations pertinent to mexican children. gao found that cbp personnel were not appropriately following the requirements of the trafficking victims protection reauthorization act. cbp forms lacked specific indicators and questions agent officers should use to assess whether a child was -- has credible fear of returning to mexico, could be at risk of being trafficked if returned, or was capable of making an independent decision to voluntary return, voluntarily return. the report found that cbp personnel did not document the decisions they made relative to these factors. goa found that cbp repatriated 95% of unaccompanied mexican children it apprehended between 2009 and 2014. including 93% of mexican children under the age of 14. even though cbp's 2009 memorandum on the treatment of unaccompanied children states that children under 14 are generally presumed to be unable to make an independent decision. i saw that the department recently signed new repatriation a

unaccompanied children, we held a hearing on this issue. this is where on a company children come in. it looks like numbers will be high. the fact is we have thousands of kids and attention. with hhs, you don't detain them come hhs does. they provide the children to adults cosponsors. they go to the sponsors before they can come to an immigration hearing. what we have found is that some are placed not was sponsors for family members our surrogates but actual traffickers. in cases of ohio we had kids guatemala who ended up being exploited taking paychecks away from them. traffickers got the kids from the department of health and human services. are you aware of this and are you working with hhs to come up with a way to implement legislation that is currently in place which would prohibit children being placed with traffickers? >> i am aware of these very unfortunate situations, including the one in ohio. and a secretary burwell is focused on the placement of the children. it is her legal obligation, and together we have been working on ensur

difficult, difficult. >> like most unaccompanied minors, acosta wants asylum, citing fear of returning to honduras because of gangs and organized crime. >> you'd rather be detained here than go to honduras? >> i stay here. >> rather than go back to your country? >> i don't want to go to my country, because i have big traumas, because the people want to kill me. >> of the 3600 asylum requests filed by minors in the last quarter of 2015, at least 40% were approved. the department of homeland security said the recent detentions part of our broader and on going efforts to enforce immigration laws in line with our stated priorities. acosta said he is speaking out for other young immigrants. this letter is the way chavez shares her voice, thanking parishioners for their prayers and the offers of driving her family three hours after sunday services. her family said those visits are the toughest. tears swell up as she thinks about leaving her behind after each visit, wishing she could bring her home. al jazeera, atlanta, georgia. >>> there is a growing battle between taxi drivers and ride shar

on unaccompanied children issues they held a hearing. this is where unaccompanied children come in. itin. it looks like the numbers will be high again this year. made some progress over the last couple of months. kids and attention. with hhs, you don't detain them. hhs does and provides children to adults cosponsors. they go to the sponsors before they can come to an immigration hearing. what we found out is, some of these children were placed not with sponsor superfamily members our surrogates but actual traffickers. in cases of ohio we had kids from guatemala who ended up on a farm being exploited. these traffickers got the kids from the department of health and human services. my question, are you aware and are you working to come up with a way to implement legislation to prohibit children from being placed with traffickers? >> i am aware of these unfortunate situations. i know the secretary is focused on the placement of the children. it is a legal obligation. together we have as people are screened. >> as the fbi director has commented, her social media was not public prior to

here unaccompanied. >> there are hundreds of children living here unaccompanied. into other camps in worse conditions and we're worried they will go missing. >> reporter: the authorities say they are offering people better accommodation nearby or reception centers in other parts of france. some have taken this up but others ris. resist. there is deep distrust here. emma hayward, al jazeera. >> now to syria and the united nations has stepped up its aid deliveries to bebesieged areas, the truce is being tested. this video is said to have shown fighting in the northern city of hama. these pictures from the syrian military reportedly shows soldiers from i.s.i.l. fighting. i.s.i.l. is not taking part in the peace negotiations. >>> the u.s. secretary of state john kerry says it's important the peace negotiations are handled properly. >> we have agreed that while there have been some number of violations reported on both sides and we take them all very seriously, we do not want to litigate these in a public fas

last july, released a report on the treatment of unaccompanied children in dhs custody.we made a number of recommendations pertinent to mexican children. gao found that cbp personnel were not appropriately following the requirements of the trafficking victims protection reauthorization act. to assess whether a child was -- has credible fear of returning to mexico, could be at risk of being trafficked if returned, or was capable of making an independent decision to voluntary return, voluntarily return. the report found that cbp personnel did not document the decisions they made relative to these factors. found that cbp repatriated 95% between 2009 and 2014. including 93% of mexican children under the age of 14. even though cbp's 2009 memorandum on the treatment of unaccompanied children states that children under 14 are generally presumed to be unable to make an independent decision. i saw that the department recently signed new repatriation agreements with mexico. to what extent were those agreements in response to the gao report? and what specific changes to repatriatio

they were unaccompanied children and are 18 or older and have pending deportation. >> we are in shock. >> reporter: her high school friend recently travelled to washington to plead for the teenager. lawyers and advocates say her previous lawyer never filed the proper petition for asylum before she turned 18. she is stuck in an immigration loophole. >> she is being grouped with others. >> reporter: his previous lawyer told him not to show up in court. he wasn't told to employ for asylum before his 18th birthday. it has been more than 40 days since he was brought to this detention center. some 400 miles from where his teachers and school mates are pleading for his release. >> it is difficult staying here. >> reporter: it's difficult? >> difficult. >> reporter: like most unaccompanied minors from central america, he wants asylum, citing fear of returning to hondu remarks s because of organized crime >> reporter: you would rather be detained here? >> i will stay here in detention. >> reporter: rather than go back to your country? >> no. i don't want to go to my country because i have big

figures show that during the past nine years 2748 young people who had sought asylum in britain as unaccompaniedchildren were sent back to war torn countries soon after they turned 18. the vast majority in 2018 were sent back to afghanistan. others were returned to iraq, iran, libya and is syria. >> when they turn to 18, but their life ends in many ways. it is shocking to see the numbers. >> reporter: the u.k. government defense its recording telling us: >> reporter: >> reporter: >> reporter: with the refugee crisis in europe showing no sign of abating, the numbers of unaccompanied minors arriving on the continent shores is growing. this man in the final years of a politics degree now campaigns on behalf of other refugee and asylum seeking children hoping his story will inspire others not to lose hope in the system >>> coming up on the program how business is picking up in a nigerian city after recovering from boko haram attacks. in the grips of war yemenis struggle to cope with rising prices. prices. >> "fukushima: a nuclear story," narrated by willem dafoe. >>> welcome back. the top stories. b

this house, just one of two temporary shelters for unaccompanied minors is their home for now.most vulnerable of the children are kept here. the rest are in highly guarded confinement centers that some call jail. >> mainly when they come here, they are happy to have left the jail. to be in proper house with colors and toys, and stuff like this. >> reporter: the children, most of whom are from afghanistan speak of walking hundreds of kilometers from their homes to the turkish coast. slipping over before joining others. but the majority of the children are slipping through the cracks. >> many of them don't want to be identified. they present themselves as adults, or they present a -- someone who they are traveling with as a guardian that isn't necessarily the case. >> reporter: unaccompanied refugee children can apply for asylum here in greece and stay until they are 18 years old, but due to a prolonged financial crisis, they will probably not get proper housing, schooling, and social support. most of them choose to leave for other european countries. they continue their journey

thousands of unaccompanied minors were deported after they turned 18. >> reporter: this boy was justhe left afghanistan with his brother. by the age of 13 he has crossed continents to reach britain. his mother's departing words still ring in his ears. >> she said no matter had bad it gets can't.com back. drowning in the mediterranean might be better than blowing yourself up as a suicide bomber or being killed by a rocket attack. >> reporter: he was shot at, imprisoned, and nearly drowned. when he finally got to britain, no one believed his story. he fought the system, though to be allowed to stay. >> you are tending me back to a war zone. and when they go back, they will be threatened. but also they will be the one who will be more at risk of becoming radicalized. >> reporter: figures though that during the past nine years 2,748 young people who sought asylum in britain were sent back to war-torn countries soon after they turned 18. among those, the vast imagine yourty were sent back to afghanistan. others were returned to iraq, iran, libya, and syria. >> when they turn 18, their lim

this house just one of two temporary shelters for unaccompanied minors on the island their home for nowonly the most vulnerable of the children are kept here. the rest are in confinement centers that some call jail. >> mainly when they come here, they are happy to have left the jail to be in a proper house, with colors and freeways. >> the children most of whom are from afghanistan have walked hundreds of classroom tors to the coast. slipping into the offensive before joining others to make the move intoless bows. the majority arriving in greece are slipping through the cracks. >> many or them don't want to be identified. they present themselves as arabs pause they feel this would slow down their journey, or they present someone who they are traveling with a guardian, that isesn't necessarily the case. >> due to a long crisis they will probably not get proper housing, schooling, and social supports. >> most of them choose to leave for other countries. >> they do so for pressure of parents and smugglers so they can continue their journey. this has made a desire to keep them here if the s

thousands of unaccompanied minors were deported after they turned 18.reports. >> reporter: this man was just 12 when he left afghanistan with his brother. >> basically went to iran, turkey -- >> reporter: by the age of 13 he had crossed continents to reach britain. his mother's departing words still ring in his ears. >> she said no matter how bad it gets don't come back. drowning in the mediterranean might be better than blowing oneself up as a suicide attacker or being killed in a bombing attack. >> reporter: he was shot at imprisoned and nearly drowned. when he finally got to britain no one believed his story. >> you are sending them back to a war zone, and when they go back, they will be threatened by militants, the taliban, daesh, but also they will be the ones who will be more at risk of becoming radicalized. they will be angry. >> reporter: during the past nine years 2,748 young people who sought asylum in britain as an accompanied children were sent back to war-torn countries soon after they turned 18. the vast majority were sent back to afghanis

in 2014, over 34,000 asylum applications were submitted by unaccompanied or separated children across 82 countries. that's the highest count on record since the agency began collecting this data in 2006. the war in syria and the rise of the islamic state have been the driving factors behind the unprecedented surge in global displacement. approximately 7.6 million people have been internally is displaced within syria alone and more than 4 million refugees have fled the country since the start of the conflict in 201. the stock increase in global force displacement, coupled with devastating terrorist attacks in paris, san bernardino, beirut, istanbul and ankara and turkey and just yesterday brussels, belgium, have led to ongoing policy debates in the u.s. over how best to prevent terrorists from infiltrating our legitimate immigration processes. this is a critical and necessary examination that must entail fact-based oversight of our existing immigration and border security policies across the board. in the interest of national security it must also be undertaken in a manner that continu

we know unaccompanied children are at particular risk. the whole system is broken and needs to be fixed, but of course calais is emblematic of the wider refugee crisis. in northern greece, we see the u.n. refugee boss in geneva saying today europe is on the cusp of a humanitarian crisis, which is self induced. >> interns of the optics, if you like, of this. clearly the bench and british governments don't like it. that that's dismantled, doesn't it send a message that people take the risky journey will think it's not possible anymore? does that help in your view? >> i have no doubt the intent is to defer, but of course the right to seek and claim and for an asylum claim to be heard is universal. it applies to you and i, to all of us, to everyone watching. >> i've met many people who have made claims for about asylum. it's not the sort of refugees that the government fear can't get their act together and harm nice policies and procedures. this is at the heart of the problem. different courts treat the asylum different ways, which is why som

>> it is a simple example with the mexican immigration authorities when a surge of unaccompanied minor started in 2014. several requests through that liaison and official government requests to do more at their southern border. up androup stepped effectively shut down some of the more common routes of people coming to the united states and seeking out to prosecute smugglers responsible for some of that activity. that led to an overall reduction of people who could use those routes. we were able to support their work with liaison's and mentors theexico, to understand challenges we haven't given tips and advice and mentorship so that they can do their work better. >> that is a good example of how the hout inter-agency international partnerships can strengthen the border. important have a very relationship in canada as well. information about threats that we perceive coming from the u.s. into canada and vice versa. it is the responsibility of our leadership in the field to maintain good relationships with all law enforcement in the community so we can identify and make sure we understand

challenge number three, what do you do with children who arrive unaccompanied in the u.s.? thousands of children arrive in the u.s. by themselves each year to escape domestic abuse, gang violence, poverty, trafficking. the border crisis of 2014 called attention to the growing number of unaccompanied children fleeing the criminal violence in central america. fleeing criminal violence in itself is not a legal realm of asylum. it doesn't guarantee you will receive asylum. those who do not have families in the u.s. are quietly returned to their countries of origin. but refugee advocates ask is it moral to return children to dangerous conditions if their safety cannot be guaranteed? might there be another option? finally, a fourth challenge that confronts our policymakers today. are victims of environmental disaster entitled to protection? according to the u.n., climate change related migration could reach as high as 200 million by 2050. fleeing natural disaster in itself is not grounds for receiving asylum. there is another option for victims of climate change. the 1990 immigra

the number of unaccompanied children travelling to greece are slipping through the cracks >> they don't want to be identified. they say their adults because they feel it will slowdown their journey or they're with a guardian that they're with, who ask actually just a companion-- is actually just a companion. >> reporter: most choose to leave for other european countries. necessity do so under-- they do is under pressure from smugglers and their parents. >> if the state wanted to do something to ensure that the children stayed, then they would ensure that the facilities were of a certain quality, they would ensure that there were social and - well, social and economic reasons for the children to stay, but at this point in time greece is not in a position to satisfy the needs of its own citizens >> reporter: aid agencies are warning that unaccompanied children are at risk of getting exploited and abused by traffickers >> the traffickers are doing three things with minors. the first is the trade of organs, the second is slavery and the third is sexual exploitation. >> reporter: the biggest

>> difficult. >> reporter: like most unaccompanied minors from central america, he wants asylum, citing fear of returning to honduras because of gangs and organized crime >> reporter: you would rather be detained here than it go back home? >> yes. i want to stay here. >> reporter: rather than go back to your country? >> i don't want to go to my country because i have big problems there because the people will kill me >> reporter: for these immigrants proving asylum is their best shot at staying in the u.s. of the 500 filed cases, at least 40% were approved. the department of homeland security says the recent detentions are part of our broader and ongoing efforts to enforce our ilgraks laws in line with our stated priorities. he says he is speck-- immigration laws. >> >> reporter: this is the letter that kimberley has for people helping her family to get to the three hour trip to visit her. tears swell up at she thinks about leaving her behind. wishing she could bring her home >>> nearly 30 children younger than 15 will be diagnosed with cancer today. one family decided to go public with

there was progress that unaccompanied children could join relatives. soil. >> we'll invest 17 million in infrastructure in calla to assist the work of the interench poll ice. we will found joint work to return migrants not in need of protection to their home countries, the challenge is in the eastern mediterranean, where we need to dissituate people embarking on a journey. yeerns teams flattened a large area. it has been a symbol of the refugee crisis. the presence sends a powerfu message for those hoping to reach the u.k. there are questions whether throwing money at the problem is the solution. with refugees crossing to the u.k. it's not a money issue. a global picture of what europe wants to do are. are they refugees, do they have the right to be here or not. >> that question can only be effectively addressed at the summit, convened next week. coming up, a battle in the war raged, mitt romney calls donald trump a fraud and a phoney, can the g.o.p. establishment do anything to stop trump? that is next. >> these people have decided that today they wil

. >> one of the challenges is that many of these youth were unaccompanied minors and when they went to court, they didn't have appropriate representation in court. >>> a judge ordered his d'ortation and said officers picked him up outside his home. >>> uproars at trump rallies. bringing traffic to a standstill. the chaos that unfolded this weekend. >> next, a terrifying bus student's res >>> tomorrow the chester county council plans to possibly vote on a new south carolina dot study looking at a deadly stretch of highway 9 nicknamed dead man's curve. there have been several crashes on that stretch of road including this from march 7th. a work van crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a logging truck head on. it would look at how many vehicles travel that road everyday, crashes and deaths. the meeting is set for tomorrow night at 6:00 on main street. >>> authorities say a woman trying to grab a spilled drink caused this base carrying a high school team to rollover in indiana. that bus was carrying the griffith high school basketball team to a game in lafayette part of the bus was flatte

. >> reporter: the camp here is teaming with unaccompanied children. many say there are fearful of ending up in camps. they go on unaccounted for and unprotected. >> reporter: every day there is a count of how many people are in the camp because despite the border being closed and having been secured, people want to reach their designation so some take their chance at crossing the borderline. that is what so many are considering. for $1800 they're promised safe passage all the way to germany. it will mean more death and suffering. he is over whelmed by a sense of loss. at 17 he has little to live for. >> translation: if they don't open the border, i will kill myself. if i have to go back to afghanistan i will die there, so i might as well end it here >> reporter: europe is crumbling under the endless flow the refugees, but the lonely children have been abandoned by everyone. the border closures only increasing their vulnerability of them ending in the balconys >>> in germany three states will elect new parliaments on sunday. these elections are a major

with the refugee crisis in europe showing no sign of abating, the number of unaccompanied minors arriving are growing. now he campaigns on behalf of other refugees and asylum seeking children hoping his story inspires others not to lose hope in the system. >> north korea's leader kim jong-un said that they have a nuclear break through. we have more from seoul. >> the statements by kim jong-un have apparently been made during a visit by the north korean leaders to see more about the nuclear program, meet with scientists and technicians. it is accompanied by a photographs showing kim in what appears to be the device in question. kim is being quoted as saying that his country now has the country to mightize a nuclear warhead and put it on top of a ballistic missile. these claims are not particularly new. they're treated by skepticism by south korea and the united states. the interesting thing from ca south korea is that north korea seems to be recycling it's claims to keep up the stream of rhetoric and this is a time of heightened tensions. beginning this week military exercises between sout

reporter: the camp was also home to an estimated 300 unaccompanied minors. a handful of volunteers have been working with them, offering them basic education. >> they should have appointed people to guide them. they should have appointed people to take care of them. and they didn't. not only that, in the presence of these minors they are destroying this camp. you saw children walking among the tear gas canisters. it was very shocking. it was inhumane. reporter: with further cold nights ahead, hopes are the french government can move quickly to relocate refugees. >> during the second day, they remained relatively quiet. earlier in the day, there had been minor scuffles with police. all of this was finished rather quickly. the french riot police came out in force. it seems that the work. is perceiving really quickly and the french authorities want to see this finished within a you days to avoid further -- within a few days to avoid further public embarrassment. some of the refugees have stayed in this camp for more than six months or more and do not know where

the two leaders also discussed the need to find an urgent solution for unaccompanied children and morehan 300 minors in the port city of calais where the police are dismantling the camp noun as the jungle. a ukrainian pilot accused of killing her journalists says she will go on hunger strike. she has been held in russia since her capture in 2014 and is protesting what she claims is an unfair trial. they say she provided the ukrainian army with information that killed the journalists and several other civilians. prosecutors on wednesday asked the court to sentence her to 23 years in prison. a ground-breaking discovery into the genetic make up of cancer tumors could allow scientists to explore new ways to fight the disease. it could open the way for more powerful treatments by harnessing the patient's own immune systems. the discovery was made by an international team of scientists from harvard, massachusetts institute of technology and institute of london. fish are being caught nearly three times more than than reported and much of that catch is illegal. as our correspondent reports fro

. >> the area of macedonia is teeming with unaccompanied children. claim they're traveling with relatives they go unaccounted for and unprotected. every day this account of how many refugees and migrants are still in the camp where because despite the border being heavily secured, some want to take their destination, so some take their chance crossing the borderline. for 1800 they are promised safe passage all the way to germany. it will mean more death and more suffering. wassim at 17 has little to live for. >> translator: if they don't top border will kill myself. if i have to go back to afghanistan i will die there so i might as well end it here. >> reporter: europe is crumbling under the endless flow of refugees, the border closures only increasing their vulnerability and the very real risk of them ending in the wrong hands. hoda abdel hamid, al jazeera, along the balkan route. >> republican candidate donald trump has cancelled his campaign rally in the u.s. city of chicago due to security concerns. called off following clashes between pro and an

. >> reporter: there was progress in a promise that unaccompanied refugee children will be allowed to join relatives already in the u.k. the response was to simply promise more financial support so most refugees stay on french soil. >> we will invest an additional 70 million pounds in priority infrastructure in calais to assist the work of the french police. the money will go towards efforts to move people from the camps in calais to facilities elsewhere in france and we will fund joint work to return migrants not in need of protection to their home countries. the real challenge is in the eastern mediterannean where we need to break the business model of the people smugglers and persuade people on embarking on a perilous journey. >> reporter: the camp here have been flattened. the jungle has been a potent symbol of the refugee crisis here in northern europe. a clearance of large areas of it over the last couple of days certainly sends a powerful message to those refugees still hoping to come here in the expectation of being able to reach the u.k. there are questions about whether simp

the rules apply to everyone, families, children, unaccompanied children, educated and skilled. there are no exceptions >> reporter: even germany the most welcoming at all, are taking steps to withdrew the unconditional welcome of the part. it has started a campaign here to persuade people from taking the dangerous journey. >> they're saying any request is granted, but it is not try to make it understand that it won't be an easy right there either. >> reporter: more than 200,000 afghans have made the desperate journey to europe, most to germany, but fewer than a thousand have taken the cash deal to return >> it becomes even more important to open doors and return for qualified afghans to return to support either the administration in the private sector or the professional sectors because those afghans can bring back the skills and sometimes the capital to actually reinvigorate the economy which is fragile >> reporter: walk in any hospital in afghanistan and see the wounded, you can understand why so many want to leave. nearly everyone you ask here say they will leave here if the

. >> reporter: the camp here in macedonia is teaming with unaccompanied children. many say they are 18 fearing they could end up in a shelter for minors. others claim they're travelling with relatives so they are unacted for. >> reporter: every day there is a count on how many are here. people here want to reach their designation so some take their chance at crossing the borderline. it is what these and many others are considering. for $1800 they're promised safe passage all the way to germany. it will mean more deaths and more suffering. waseem is over whelmed by a sense of lost. at 17 he has little to live for >> translation: if they don't open the border, i will kill myself. if i have to go back to afghanistan, i will dedie there so i might as well end it here. >> reporter: europe is crumbling understand the flow of refugees, but the children have been abandoned by everyone, the border closures increasing the vulnerability of the risk of them ending in the wrong hands >>> in germany three states will elect new parliaments on sunday. these elections are a major t

they were able to obtain 50 visas to help bring unaccompanied children from europe to america. they traveled to europe to interview the families of the people who applied, and one of them was helga weiss, her parents rosa and emile. they had already managed to send their older daughter to palestine, so that she could be safe there. to find awere happy spot for helga on this transport. helga brought with her this teddy bear, pair of pajamas that her mother had made, and this hairbrush. she strongly remembered the application process. she was only eight years old at the time, but later said that she always remembered having to write everything perfectly, and the amount of pressure that was on her to do everything perfectly on this application, because her parents were frightened that if her handwriting was not perfect, she might not be chosen to go on this trip and we rescued. helga's mother died in the holocaust. her father managed to come to america. she had been living with a foster family during the time, about a year when they were separated, and they meet in detroit where s

responding to the continued flow of unaccompanied alien children and families is also a priority. the border regions of the united states are most secure when using a whole of government approach that leverages interagency and international partnerships as a force multiplier. the border patrol is an active participant in the d.h.s. southern border and approaches campaign and has a leading role in the joint task force west. an integrated approach. along and approaching the southwest border. this effort directs d.h.s. resources in a much more collaborative fashion to address the broad and complex threat and challenges including illegal migration, arms trafficking, illicit financing and the terrorist exploitation and vulnerabilities. the creation of the task forces increases information sharing between federal, state, local, and international law enforcement agencies. improved situational awareness. enhances borderwide interdiction of rations and improves counter transnational threats and associated violence. using a risk-based and intelligence driven approach the border patrol and m

. >> this youth were unaccompanied minors. when they went to immigration >> at least for today, they'll march. reporting in south charlotte, dashawn brown, channel 9 eyewitness news. >> an ice spokesman told channel 9 a judge ordered sorto's deportation and said officers picked him up outside his home. officials also said ice tried to avoid taking action in sensitive areas like churches and schools. >>> it's a facebook post that shocked a community. two children hands and mouth duct taped. tonight, the outrage and the mother's explanation for that punishment. then, an investigation tonight after deputies say a local fourth grader sent a nude video to strangers. the apps investigators say he was using and why it may be hard to find the person who convinced her to do it. >> days in the 80s, now we have a freeze watch on our hands. those plan >>> this is channel 9 eyewitness news. covering the carolinas. >> tonight, investigators are trying to figure out who convinced a local 4th grader to share a nude video of herself with stran

they're on the lookout for unaccompanied students. >> reporter: meet this woman. she is the leader of a team of female peacekeepers protecting families at this camp in south sudan. she says she want to give a message of peace to her community. >> translation: we don't want women fighting each other. >> reporter: she and her colleagues are trying to reduce the violence that happens often in these cramped conditions. people around here moved here when there was issues elsewhere. this area is droled by the government. people say it's not safe to venture out. the women peacekeepers come from the community. it is easy for them to hear about what is going on. they catch up on the news and lookout for any potential problems. after years of living and you tarpaulin and existing on minimal food and water, crowds can turn angry very quickly. in a situation like this where food is being sdrktd, the force can be a very soothing presence. they come unarmed in contrast to the peacekeepers and they're not threatening to the crowd. the severity of the cases they deal with varies.

the rules apply to everyone, families, children, unaccompanied children, educated and skilled. there are no exceptions. >> even germany, the most welcoming of all is taking steps to slowly withdraw it's unconditional welcome of the past. it started a campaign to persuade afghans to reconsider making dangerous journeys and quash rumors. >> germany is prepared to take an unlimited number of people from all over the world and also afghanistan. another rumor is any asylum request is actually granted, which it is not. we try to make them understand that it won't be an easy ride there, either. >> more than 200,000 afghans have made the desperate journey to europe, but fewer than a thousand have taken the cash deal to return. >> it becomes even more important to open doors and to return for qualified afghans to return to support even the administration, the private sector, the academia or the professional sectors, because those afghans can bring back the skills and sometimes the capital to actually redesign maze the economy, which is very fragile. >> to walk in any hospital in afghani

and children have found themselves living here in limbo >> there are hundreds of children here unaccompanied. we're worried about them, that they will go missing >> reporter: the authorities say they are offering people better accommodation nearby or at resefks centers in different parts of france. some have taken up that-- reception centers. some have taken up that offer to move. there is deep distrust here >>> to syria and the ewe nighted nations has stepped up its deliveries of aid to besieged areas. the truce is being tested. this is said to show fighting in the northern province of hamaa. these pictures from the syrian military purportedly show soldiers fighting i.s.i.l. in alham mam. i.s.i.l. is not taking part in the so-called ceasing of hostilities. the u.s. secretary of state has been speaking about the truce violations. john kerry says it's important they're handle properly >> we have agreed that while there have been some number of violations reported on both sides, and we take them all very seriously, we do not want to litigate these in a public fashion in the press. we want to w

this couple gilbert and eleanor krause were able to obtain 50 visas to help bring unaccompanied children from europe to america. they traveled to europe to interview the families of people who applied for these visas. and one of them was helga weiss. her parents rosa and emil weiss applied for her to be in this transport. they had already sent their older daughter to palestine so she could be safe there and they were happy to find a spot for helga on this transport. helga brought with her this teddy bear, a set of pajamas that her mother had made for her. and her mother's hair brush. this is helga in her passport here. she strongly remembered the application process. she was only 8 years old at the time, but she later said she always remembered having to write everything forgetly and the amount of pressure that was on her to do efrl perfectly during this application because her parents were so frightened that fe she didn't -- if her handwriting wasn't perfect then she might not be chosen to go on this trip and be rescued. helg a's mother died in the holocaust. her father managed to come