DOING NOTHING FOR US, NOTHING. THEY HAVE THE STRONGEST
IMMIGRATION LAWS.
IMMIGRATION LAWS. THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT.
THEY CAN KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF
MEXICO.
MEXICO. THEY HAVE A 2000 MILE JOURNEY UP
MEXICO.
MEXICO. THEY WALK THROUGH MEXICO LIKE
IT’S WALKING THROUGH CENTRAL
PARK.
PARK. IT’S RIDICULOUS.
IT’S RIDICULOUS. >> YOU KNOW WHAT’S RIDICULOUS?
WHEN THE PRESIDENT LIES TO YOU.
A MIGRANT’S JOURNEY IS FAR FROM
A WALK IN THE PARK.
FOR FACT’S SAKE, LET’S LOOK AT
WHAT IT REALLY TAKES.
EVERY JOURNEY BEGINS SOMEWHERE.
MILLIONS OF UNITED STATES
RESIDENTS COME FROM THE
SO-CALLED NORTHERN TRIANGLE IN
CENTRAL AMERICA.
CENTRAL AMERICA. THE THREE COUNTRIES RANK AMONG
THE MOST VIOLENT IN THE WORLD.
GANG VIOLENCE, EXTORTION, AND
POLITICAL CORRUPTION RUN
RAMPANT.
RAMPANT. IT IS ENOUGH TO FORCE SOMEONE TO
UP ROOT THEIR ENTIRE LIFE AND
MAKE THE DANGEROUS JOURNEY TO A
FOREIGN COUNTRY WITH THE CLOTHES
ON THEIR BACK.
IT’S NOT A SHORT WALK TO THE
BORDER.
BORDER. FOR INSTANCE, THE SO-CALLED
MIGRANT CARAVAN THAT INFURIATED
THE PRESIDENT EARLIER THIS YEAR
TRAVELED MORE THAN 3,000 MILES.
THE TRIP IS LONG AND DIFFICULT.
MANY MIGRANTS RELY ON SMUGGLERS
TO HELP THEM.
JOHN KELLY BRAGGED LAST YEAR,
SMUGGLER’S FEES HAVE
SKYROCKETED.
SKYROCKETED. IN SOME AREAS IT’S AS MUCH AS
$8,000.
$8,000. WHY?
WHY? THE JOURNEY IS DANGEROUS.
MANY MIGRANTS FACE EXTORTION AND
SEXUAL ASSAULT.
SEXUAL ASSAULT. MORE THAN 600 PEOPLE DIED OR
WENT MISSING WHILE TRAVELING TO
THE BORDER FROM THE CARIBBEAN
AND CENTRAL AMERICA JUST LAST
YEAR.
YEAR. AND THAT IS JUST THE PEOPLE THAT
WE KNOW ABOUT.
WITH ME NOW, JACOB SOBOROFF WHO
HAS BEEN ON THE FRONT LINES OF
THE CRISIS SINCE THE BEGINNING.
TAKE A LISTEN.
>> Reporter: THIS IS ALL ABOUT
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. THIS ENTIRE THING HAS BEEN ABOUT
ASKING THE QUESTIONS.
WHERE ARE THE TODDLERS?
WHERE ARE THE GIRLS?
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE KIDS IN THE
BODDER PATROL FACILITY?
IF THE PRESIDENT READ HIS OWN
DEA REPORTS, HE WOULD KNOW
SPILLOVER VIOLENCE IS NOT A
THING.
THING. THE FEELINGS HAVEN’T GONE AWAY.
WE SHOULD REMEMBER THAT.
>> WHEN YOU HEAR THE PRESIDENT
SAY IT’S LIKE A WALK IN CENTRAL
PARK, YOU’VE BEEN TO CENTRAL
PARK AND ALSO THE BORDER.
>> IT’S NOT LIKE CENTRAL PARK.
I PROMISE YOU THAT.
LIKE YOU SAID, YOU JUST HIT THE
NAIL ON THE HEAD.
IT’S ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS
JOURNEYS ANYWHERE ANYONE CAN
MAKE THROUGH ONE OF THE MOST
DANGEROUS COUNTRIES WITH MEXICO.
THE MIGRANT CARAVAN WENT, SIX
PEOPLE ARE MURDERED A DAY IN
TIJUANA.
TIJUANA. THIS DIDN’T HAPPEN IN A VACUUM.
PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO CROSS EVERY
DAY.
DAY. ONCE THEY GET HERE, IT’S JUST AS
DANGEROUS FOR THEM TO TRY TO
CROSS TO THE COUNTRY.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL COMING UP.
ALSO HAVE LIFE ALONG THE BORDER
IS LIKE.
IS LIKE. I WANT TO SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT
OF ONCE YOU GET THROUGH THE
BORDER, WHAT IT’S LIKE FOR A
MIGRANT TO TRY TO GET TO THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> Reporter: WE’RE WITH THE
BORDER PATROL IN PURSUIT OF TWO
PEOPLE THAT THEY’VE SPOTTED UP
ON THE MOUNTAIN RIDGE IN THIS
AREA.
AREA. AND THE REASON WE’RE SHOOTING IN
NIGHT VISION IS WE HAVE TO
MAINTAIN A LOW PROFILE AS WE GET
OUT HERE TO HIKE UP INTO THE
MOUNTAINS IN PURSUIT.
IT’S INTENSE.
IT’S INTENSE. I’M PRETTY WINDED ALREADY.
THEY’RE SEARCHING FOR MIGRANTS
UP IN THE HILLS.
THEY COULD BE SMUGGLERS.
THEY COULD BE MULES.
WE DON’T KNOW.
THEY COULD BE ARMED.
AS THE BORDER PATROL’S PEOPLE
SPREAD OUT AHEAD OF US, A
HELICOPTER JOINED THE CHASE.
RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT THERE. DO THEY HAVE THEM?
>> SO, YOU KNOW, YOU DON’T MAKE
THAT JOURNEY AND TRY TO OUTRUN
THE BORDER PATROL IF YOU THINK
IT’S LIKE WALKING AROUND THE
CENTRAL PARK RESERVOIR.
IT’S ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS
THINGS YOU CAN DO.
IF YOU’RE NOT A SMUGGLER OR
MULE, YOU COULD DAY.
AS MUCH AS 600 PEOPLE, SOMETHING
LIKE 7,000 PEOPLE HAVE DIED
SINCE THE CURRENT ITERATION OF
BORDER PATROL STRATEGY HAS BEEN
PUT INTO PLACE.
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP CLAIMS MEXICO
MAKES IT EASIER FOR THEM.
>> IT’S NOT TRUE.
>> OTHERWISE KNOWN AS HE’S
LYING.
LYING. >> I THINK THAT MEXICO CERTAINLY
SHOULD BE A PARTNER IN ALL OF
THIS, AND DIPLOMACY IS PART OF
THIS, BUT THIS IS A PRESIDENT
THAT DOESN’T SEEM TO BE
PARTICULARLY FOND IN ENGAGING IN
DIPLOMACY WITH MEXICO.
IN FACT, IT SEEMS LIKE IT’S ONE
OF HIS BIGGEST NEMESISES.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU.
JACOB, THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE ON
THIS, ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST
WEEK, COULDN’T BE MORE
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. THE PRESIDENT CAN SAY ALL DAY
LONG, DON’T PAY ATTENTION.
IT’S FAKE NEWS, AND YOU HAVE
BEEN THERE.
BEEN THERE. WE’VE GOTTEN TO SEE YOU EVERY
DAY FOR THE LAST WEEK ON THE
BORDER TELLING THESE STORIES.
IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO GET TO WORK
WITH YOU AND TO SEE THIS
REPORTING EVERY DAY.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS.
>> YOU WERE HERE TO.
I WANT TO SAY WHAT I WITNESSED
INSIDE THE FACILITY IS SOMETHING
YOU NEVER EXPECT IN YOUR LIFE
WHAT YOU WOULD SEE IN THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
LITTLE CHILDREN SITTING IN CAGES
ON THE FLOOR UNDER BLANKETS AND
ON MATTRESSES.