.
. >>> WE’RE THE ONLY PEOPLE,
PEOPLE WALK IN, THEY PUT A FOOT
IN, PLEASE WOULD YOU LIKE TO
REGISTER.
REGISTER. OTHER COUNTRIES SAY GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE.
THEY DO THAT.
THEY HAVE TO DO THAT.
WE SAY, THEY WANT TO HIRE NOW
5,000 MORE JUDGES SO THAT A
PERSON PUTS THE TOE IN THE LAND
THAT WE HAVE TO GO TO TRIAL.
THIS IS CRAZY WHAT WE’RE DOING.
I DON’T WANT JUDGES.
I WANT BORDER PATROL.
I WANT I.C.E.
>>> GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO
A SPECIAL THREE HOUR EDITION OF
"A.M. JOY."
"A.M. JOY." WE ARE LIVE FROM TEXAS WHERE THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS ERECTED
A TENT CITY NEAR THIS INTAKE
CENTER JUST ALONG THE
U.S./MEXICO BORDER TO HOUSE
CHILDREN WHO MIGRATED TO THE
U.S., FLEEING VIOLENCE IN SOUTH
AMERICA.
AMERICA. ONLY FOR SOME OF THEM TO BE
TAKEN FROM THEIR PARENTS WHO
ACCOMPANIED THEM.
ACCOMPANIED THEM. UNDER DONALD TRUMP’S ZERO
TOLERANCE IMMIGRATION POLICY.
IN ABOUT AN HOUR FROM NOW,
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED
TO RALLY AT THIS SPOT TO DEMAND
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION GIVE
THOSE DADS BACK TO THEIR MOMS
AND DADS.
AND DADS. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING THEY
DO KNOW THE LOCATIONS OF ALL THE
CHILDREN IN FEDERAL CUSTODY AND
THEY’RE WORKING TO REUNITE THEM
WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
ALTHOUGH A DHS OFFICIAL TELLS
MSNBC, SEPARATED PARENTS WERE
QUICKLY GIVEN THE OPTION TO SIGN
PAPER WORK LEADING TO
DEPORTATION, MEANING A LARGE
PERCENTAGE OF KIDS IN HHS
CUSTODY MAY NO LONGER BE IN THE
U.S.
U.S. OFFICIALS ALSO RELEASED NEW
NUMBERS CLAIMING THAT AS OF JUNE
20th, JUST OVER 2,000 MINORS ARE
BEING HELD BY THE GOVERNMENT.
AS FOR THIS FACILITY, THERE’S
STILL A LOT WE DON’T KNOW ABOUT
IT.
IT. BUT, ACCORDING TO DEMOCRATIC LAW
MAIMERS WHO HAVE BEEN INSIDE
NEARLY 300 MINORS ARE IN THERE
AND AT LEAST SEVEN GIRLS HAVE
ARRIVED WITHIN JUST THE PAST 24
HOURS.
HOURS. JOINING ME NOW IS KERRY KENNEDY,
PRESIDENT OF ROBERT F. KENNEDY
HUMAN RIGHTS, HULION CASTRO AND
THE FORMER MAYOR OF SAN ANTONIO,
TEXAS, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF
VOTER LATINO WHICH ORGANIZED
TODAY’S RALLY.
TODAY’S RALLY. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
SO WE’RE HERE IN TORNILLO WHERE
WE KNOW THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF
CHILDREN, WE CAN SEE MEXICO FROM
HERE.
HERE. >> THAT’S RIGHT.
>> AND THIS IS NORMALLY AN
INTAKE FACILITY FOR IMMIGRANTS.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE LEGAL
STATUS OF THOSE CHILDREN INSIDE
THAT FACILITY?
THAT FACILITY? >> RIGHT NOW THEY’RE STILL
TRYING TO SORT IT OUT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE SEPARATED FROM
THEIR FAMILIES, BUT FOR VIEWERS
TO UNDERSTAND, THIS TENT CITY
FOR THESE CHILDREN HOUSING MIORS
WAS LITERALLY ERECTED LESS THAN
A WEEK AGO AND THEY HAD 98
CHILDREN AT THAT TIME.
IT WAS INCREASE TODAY 300 IN
LESS THAN A WEEK IS SIGNIFICANT.
I WAS TALKING TO A LOT OF FOLKS
THAT BASICALLY DO LEGAL
REPRESENTATION FOR THESE
CHILDREN, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN
ABLE TO BE INSIDE.
IT’S VERY UNUSUAL.
USUALLY WHEN THEY ACTUALLY BRING
IN MINORS THEY’RE ALLOWED TO
IMMEDIATELY HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR
ATTORNEYS.
ATTORNEYS. THEY HAVE NOT.
THE REASONING BEHIND IT IS, THIS
FACILITY’S ACTUALLY ABLE TO
EXPAND TO 4,000 BEDS.
THERE’S A REASON WHY IT’S IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE DESERT BUT WITH A
LOT OF VAST OPPORTUNITY FOR
EXPANSION AND THE THINKING IS
THAT WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO DO IS
ACTUALLY TRANSFORM IT INTO A
FAMILY DETENTION.
FAMILY DETENTION. THAT IS STILL PRISON.
>> AND THAT’S INDEFINITE.
THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET A RULING
OVERRULING A FINDING THAT YOU
CANNOT INDEFINITELY DETAIN
CHILDREN IN ORDER TO GET THAT.
THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED
SITUATION.
SITUATION. IT’S NOT UNPRECEDENTED IN
AMERICAN HISTORY TO HAVE
INTERNMENT.
INTERNMENT. YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT DETAINING
ENTIRELY FAMILIES IN THAT
FACILITY.
FACILITY. UNBELIEVABLE.
UNBELIEVABLE. >> IT IS UNBELIEVABLE.
IT’S AMAZING THAT THE PRESIDENT
BELIEVES THAT THE ANSWER TO THIS
ATROCIOUS POLICY THAT HE PUT IN
PLACE, THAT THE FIX TO IT IS TO
INDEFINITELY CAGE FAMILIES
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. MANY FOLKS HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT FOR
INSTANCE, A 2016 POLICY THE
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION PUT IN
PLACE TO KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER,
ESSENTIALLY TO USE ANKLE
MONITORS SO BASICALLY YOU WOULD
NOT KEEP THEM IN CAGES
INDEFINITELY BUT YOU WOULD ALLOW
THEM WITH ANKLE MONITORS TO BE
ABLE TO LEAVE, STAY TOGETHER BUT
THEN ALSO HAVE TO CHECK IN AND
THAT PROGRAM WAS VERY
SUCCESSFUL.
SUCCESSFUL. THE POINT IS, THAT THERE’S A
DIFFERENT WAY WE CAN DO THIS.
WE DON’T HAVE TO EITHER SEPARATE
FAMILIES ARE KEEP THEM DETAINED
INDEFINITELY.
INDEFINITELY. >> THE PROGRAM THAT YOU’RE
TALKING ABOUT WAS AN OBAMA ERA
PILOT PROGRAM THAT KEPT THE
ASYLUM SEEKING MIGRANT FAMILIES
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
CANCELED IT.
CANCELED IT. I.C.E. CLAIMED THAT IT CANCELED
THE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT WAS TOO
EXPENSIVE COMPARED TO OTHER
MONITORING METHODS AND IT DID
NOT REMOVE ENOUGH ASYLUM SEEKERS
FROM THE U.S.
I BELIEVE THE COST OF IT WAS $36
A DAY PER PERSON AND THIS COST
TOO MUCH MONEY.
THIS IS MUCH MORE.
>> THIS IS COSTING $400,000 A
DAY AND IT COST $775 A NIGHT PER
KID.
KID. IF YOU WANT TO SAVE MONEY AND DO
IT MORE SMARTLY AND MORE
HUMANELY, THE OBAMA
ADMINISTRATION SHOWED TOWARD THE
END OF THE ADMINISTRATION HOW
YOU COULD DO THAT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THIS
FACILITY, IT’S MEANT TO HOUSE
TEENAGERS AGED 13 TO 17.
IT CURRENTLY HOUSES NEARLY 300
MINORS AND IT HAS THE CAPACITY
TO GO UP TO 4,000 PEOPLE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT’S BEEN
THE MOST DISTURBING ABOUT THE
DETENTION OF THESE CHILDREN
AROUND THE COUNTRY IS THE LACK
OF ACCESS THAT LAWMAKERS ARE NOT
BEING GIVEN ACCESS, THE HUMAN
RIGHTS ORGANIZATION THAT WANT TO
GET IN AND SEE THESE KIDS ARE
NOT GETTING FULL ACCESS.
IS THERE A WAY TO CHANGE THAT?
>> THE WAY TO CHANGE IT IS TO GO
BACK TO THE OBAMA-ERA POLICY AND
THAT’S WHAT WE SHOULD DO.
YOU DON’T WANT INTERNMENT CAMPS
IN THE UNITED STATES.
WE WANT A COUNTRY THAT’S BASED
ON LOVE AND JUSTICE AND PEACE
AND COMPASSION TOWARDS THOSE WHO
SUFFERED.
SUFFERED. THAT’S WHAT AMERICANS ARE
YEARNING FOR AND THAT’S NOT WHAT
THIS IS.
THIS IS. YESTERDAY, WE WERE IN McCALLAN,
I WENT INTO THE COURTHOUSE, I
SAW SCORES OF PEOPLE, ASYLUM
SEEKERS, WHO HAVE A RIGHT TO BE
IN THIS COUNTRY, WHO HAD BEEN
TURNED AWAY AT THE BORDER BY
BORDER POLICE WHO TOLD THEM WE
DON’T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO
PROCESS YOU SO YOU HAVE TO GO
THROUGH THE RIO GRANDE TO GET
INTO THE UNITED STATES.
THEY RISKED THEIR LIVES ALMOST
DROWNING, SOME OF THEM DROWNED.
THEY COME ACROSS AND THEY’RE
THERE MET BY SCORES AND SCORES
OF PEOPLE WHO IMMEDIATELY ARREST
THEM, PUT THEM INTO SHACKLES AT
THEIR ANKLES AND HANDS, AROUND
THEIR WAISTS, THESE HUGE BICYCLE
CHAINS AND BRING THEM IN AND
PROCESS THEM LIKE CRIMINALS,
LIKE CRIMINALS FOR WHAT IS
ESSENTIALLY A TRAFFIC VIOLATION.
THIS IS A MISDEMEANOR CRIME.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> AND THEY’RE IN THESE
SHACKLES, THE HUMILIATION, THE
TERROR OF THESE POOR PEOPLE AND
THEN HAVING THEIR CHILDREN
STRIPPED FROM THEM AND THIS IS
NOT JUST A BORDER ISSUE, THIS IS
AN ISSUE ACROSS OUR COUNTRY.
THESE KIDS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO 15
DIFFERENT STATES AS FAR AWAY AS
NEW YORK AND IT’S VERY CLEAR
THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS
NO IDEA WHAT TO DO.
THEY THREW TOGETHER THIS POLICY.
THEY DON’T KNOW WHERE THE KIDS
ARE.
ARE. THEY DON’T KNOW HOW TO MATCH THE
PARENTS WITH THE CHILDREN AND
IT’S A DISASTER.
>> A COUPLE THINGS TO UNPACK
THERE.
THERE. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
ASKING -- I’M GOING BY THE
QUESTIONS I’M GETTING, THAT
PEOPLE ARE TEXTING ME AND
TWEETING ME AND ASKING, WHY
SCATTER THE CHILDREN AROUND THE
COUNTRY?
COUNTRY? I MEAN, IS IT A MATTER OF MAKING
IT HARDER FOR THEM TO BE FOUND
BY THE PARENTS?
WHY SCATTER THEM?
>> IT’S A GOOD QUESTION.
IT’S PROBABLY A MATTER OF SPACE
RIGHT NOW AND PLACES TO HOUSE
THESE KIDS, BUT THE OTHER ANSWER
TO THAT I THINK IS THAT THIS WAS
A HALF BAKED MEASURE.
IT WAS DONE IN A HAPHAZARD WAY,
INCOMPETENCE IS THE STANDARD
OPERATING PROCEDURE OF THIS
ADMINISTRATION AND SO IF THEY
WERE GOING TO TAKE THIS POLICY
ON AND KNOW THEY’LL HAVE A SURGE
OF THESE MINORS TO HOUSE, THEY
COULD’VE DONE THAT IN A MORE
ORDERLY WAY AND I’LL SAY WHETHER
IT WAS REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT IN
THE PAST, USUALLY WHEN POLICIES
LIKE THIS COME DOWN THE PIKE, IT
WAS DONE IN A MORE ORDERLY WAY
WHETHER IT’S THIS OR THE TRAVEL
BAN THAT WE SAW AT THE VERY
BEGINNING OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATION WHO’S
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE IS
CHAOS AND INCOMPETENCE AND
BECAUSE OF THAT I THINK THAT’S
PART OF THE REASON YOU SEE FOLKS
EVERYWHERE AND NOW A LACK OF
EFFECTIVE ABILITY TO TRACK
PARENTS WITH CHILDREN.
>> AS OUR COLLEAGUE CHRIS HAYES
SAID, THERE’S A THROUGH LINE
THROUGH THE INCOMPETENTS THAT GO
THROUGH PUERTO RICO AND THE
MUSLIM BAN.
MUSLIM BAN. THERE’S A CERTAIN THROUGHLINE
THAT ONE COULD SEE.
THE OTHER THING IS WHAT KERRY
SAID IS IMPORTANT.
THESE ARE ASYLUM SEEKERS.
NORMALLY IT WOULD BE PROCESSING
PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING AND
PRESENTING THEMSELVES, THEY ARE
NOT LAW BREAKERS.
THEY HAVE AN INTERNATIONALLY
HUMAN RIGHT CASE TO MAKE AND
THEY’RE BEING TOLD YOU CAN’T
COME IN, WE’RE CLOSED AND THEN
WHEN THEY GO AROUND AND PRESENT
THEMSELVES AND SAY, NO I AM
SEEKING ASYLUM, THEY’RE TURNING
THEMSELVES IN AND GETTING
ARRESTED.
ARRESTED. >> THAT’S SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE
VERY CLEAR IS THAT WE IN THE
UNITED STATES, WE HELPED CRAFT
THIS INTERNATIONAL LAW.
WE WERE ONE OF THE FOLKS THAT
WERE AT THE TABLE AND SAID THIS
IS HOW YOU TREAT REFUGEES, X, Y,
Z.
Z. WE RIGHT NOW ARE GOING AGAINST
OUR OWN LAWS WE CREATED ON THE
INTERNATIONAL ORDER AND I DO
CAUTION AMERICANS WHO THINK THAT
THIS IS OKAY, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW
WE ARE SETTING A STANDARDS FOR
OTHER COUNTRIES TO TREAT THEIR
MINORITIES AND REFUGEES IN
ABYSMAL CONDITIONS AND WE DO NOT
WANT TO SET THAT OFF.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY
AS A WORLD LEADER TO CONTINUE
THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR
VALUES AND THERE’S A REASON WHY
AMERICANS, REGARDLESS OF PARTY
ARE OUTRAGED, BECAUSE THIS IS
NOT WHO WE ARE.
THIS IDEA THAT YOU HAVE 20
CHILDREN IN CAGES WITHOUT ANYONE
ABLE TO SUE THEM BECAUSE IT’S
AGAINST FEDERAL LAW TO TOUCH
THEM IS ABYSMAL AND IT’S CRUEL.
IT TAKES A HIGH LEVEL OF
DEPRAVITY TO COME UP WITH A
POLICY LIKE THAT.
>> WHAT ARE THE NORMAL PROTOCOLS
FOR REFUGEES, FOR PEOPLE
TYPICALLY PRESENTING THEMSELVES
FOR ASYLUM IN THE UNITED STATES?
>> YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO ASYLUM
UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAWS.
THAT WAS CRAFTED BY LOU HANKEN
AN AMERICAN LAWYER ON BEHALF OF
OUR COUNTRY.
OUR COUNTRY. SO IF YOU HAVE A WELL FOUNDED
FEAR OF PERSECUTION BASED ON
RACE, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL
ORIGIN OR POLITICAL BELIEF WHICH
ALMOST ALL OF THESE PEOPLE DO,
YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO GET ASYLUM
IN THE UNITED STATES AND WE ARE
DENYING THAT RIGHT AND WE’RE
BREAKING INTERNATIONAL LAW.
I WANTED TO ADD SOMETHING ELSE.
WHAT I’VE HEARD FROM PEOPLE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS WHAT CAN I
DO?
DO? I WANT TO GET INVOLVED.
WE HAVE STARTED IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER --
LAWYERS FOR CIVIL RIGHTS HERE IN
THE VALLEY AND LUPIA IS AN
ORGANIZATION STARTED BY CHAVEZ,
SOMETHING CALLED BREAK BREAD NOT
FAMILIES.
FAMILIES. IT’S A FAST YOU’RE DOING FOR 24
HOURS OVER 24 DAYS AND YOU DO
THE FAST FOR 24 HOURS AND THEN
YOU PASS IT ALONG TO SOMEONE
ELSE.
ELSE. YOU TAKE THE MONEY YOU WERE
GOING TO SPEND ON FOOD THAT DAY
AND SEND IT IN TO BREAK BREAD
NOT FAMILIES AND WE PASS IT
ALONG TO PEOPLE ON THE GROUND
MAKING A DIFFERENCE REUNITING
THESE FAMILIES AND I’M HAPPY
THAT MARIA THERESA ARE PART OF
THE FAST TEST.
>> CAN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT’S
GOING TO HAPPEN TODAY?
I WANT TO ADDRESS ONE OF THE
OTHER ISSUES I’M HEARING A LOT
OF PEOPLE VERY WORRIED ABOUT AND
I’LL THROW THIS OUT TO ANYONE
WHO CAN ADDRESS IT, THE IDEA
THAT ONCE PARENTS ARE DEPORTED,
THEN THE CHILDREN ARE
RECLASSIFIED AS UNACCOMPANIED
AND THEN THE PARENTS CLAIM TO
THE CHILD IS QUESTIONED BECAUSE
THEY’RE PERCEIVED AS HAVING
ABANDONED THE CHILD OR AT LEAST
WHEN THE COURTS LOOK AT THEIR
CLAIM THEY SAY YOU ABANDONED
THEM.
THEM. >> A MOTHER HAD TO SUE THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO GET HER
CHILD BACK.
CHILD BACK. SHE IS -- SHE’S A REFUGEE.
SHE DOES NOT HAVE RESOURCES AND
LUCKILY LAWYERS AND BETTER
ANGELS SAID UP AND SAID WE HAVE
TO SUE.
TO SUE. HOW MANY PARENTS ARE ABLE TO GO
THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND MATCH
THEM SO THEY CAN SUE?
IT’S UNFATHOMABLE THAT WE ARE SO
INCOMPETENT THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY
RECOGNIZE BASIC JUSTICE AND MADE
A MISTAKE.
A MISTAKE. >> WHAT ARE WE GOING TO SEE
TODAY?
TODAY? >> WE’RE GOING TO SEE A RALLY
THAT WE EXPECT AT LEAST HUNDREDS
OF FOLKS TO COME TO TO KEEP THE
PRESSURE UP ON THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION, PEOPLE COMING
FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY,
INCLUDING OF COURSE HERE LOCALLY
FROM AROUND EL PASO WITH A
NUMBER OF SPEAKERS AND THE
MESSAGE TODAY REALLY IS THAT WE
WANT THESE FAMILIES REUNITED.
THE ONLY WAY THAT’S GOING TO
HAPPEN IS IF WE KEEP UP THE
PRESSURE.
PRESSURE. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
REVERSED COURSE, SORT OF,
BECAUSE OF THE IMMENSE PRESSURE
THAT THEY FELT AND THE ONLY WAY
THEY’RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT A
POLICY TO REUNITE THESE FAMILIES
IS IF WE KEEP THAT PRESSURE UP
AND MY KUDO IS TO LOCAL LATINOS
FOR ORGANIZING THIS.
>> WE STARTED THIS AS AN IDEA ON
SUNDAY AND IT WAS BECAUSE WE SAW
SO MANY PEOPLE -- SO MANY
AMERICANS, REGARDLESS OF
POLITICAL STRIPES WHO WERE ANGRY
AND THE ONLY WAY WE CAN BRING
ATTENTION TO THE FIRST
INTERNMENT CAMP OF CHILDREN IS
TO GO THERE.
IT’S FAR AWAY, HARD TO GET TO ON
PURPOSE.
PURPOSE. IT IS BY DESIGN.
WE ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO VISIT,
STOP SEPARATION.ORG.
STOP SEPARATION.ORG. WE’VE IDENTIFIED LOCAL GROUPS
HERE IN EL PASO WHO NEED
RESOURCE SENATE INTELLIGENCE
COMMITTEE THEY CAN HELP THE
CHILDREN AND IF YOU CAN GO AHEAD
AND FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK, LEARN
MORE ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING, WE
HAVE PEOPLE COMING FROM ALL
STRETCHES OF THE COUNTRY TO BE
HERE TO SET OFF A WEEK OF ACTION
AND END FAMILY DETENTION.
IT STARTS IN TORNILLO BUT IT
ENDS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. NEXT
SATURDAY.
SATURDAY. WE KNOW THAT WHAT’S HAPPENING
HERE WE HAVE TO BEAR WITNESS TO
IT, THE ONLY WAY WE FIX IT IS
THROUGH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND
THIS ADMINISTRATION.
THIS ADMINISTRATION. >> YOU CAN SEE -- I DON’T KNOW
IF WE CAN GET A WIDE SHOT OF IT.
THIS IS THE BORDER.
MEXICO IS RIGHT THERE.
AS A FORMER MAYOR OF A CITY HERE
IN TEXAS, JUST GIVE PEOPLE A
SENSE OF SCALE BECAUSE THE
PERCEPTION THAT WE’RE GETTING
OUT OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
IS THAT THERE IS ALMOST A
BARRAGE, A CONSTANT TORRENT OF
PEOPLE FLOODING INTO THE
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> THIS OTHER PERCEPTION THAT HE
FANS THE FLAMES IS THAT SOMEHOW
THAT THESE CITIES LIKE EL PASO
ON THE AMERICAN SIDE ARE RUNOVER
WITH CRIME.
WITH CRIME. EL PASO MAKES CLEAR ALL THE TIME
IS ONE OF THE SAFEST BIG CITIES
IN THE UNITED STATES.
IT’S GOT ABOUT 650,000 FOLKS AND
IT CONSISTENTLY RANKS AS ONE OF
THE SAFEST BIG CITIES AND IT
BUTTS UP AGAINST THE BORDER,
BASICALLY.
BASICALLY. >> CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT
HOW PEOPLE CAN CONTACT THE HUMAN
RIGHTS ORGANIZATION THAT YOU’RE
WORKING WITH?
WORKING WITH? >> I WORK WITH ROBERT F. KENNEDY
HUMAN RIGHTS BUT THEY SHOULD
REALLY GO TO BREAK BREAD, NOT
FAMILIES, AND SIGN UP FOR THE
FAST AND GET OTHERS INVOLVED AND
THAT’S REALLY -- WE NEED A
GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT AS WE JUST
HEARD, THIS ADMINISTRATION BOWS
TO PRESSURE AND WE NEED TO KEEP
THAT PRESSURE ON.
WE WANT TO DO TWO THINGS.
WE WANT TO REUNITE THOSE
FAMILIES BUT WE DON’T WANT TO
REUNITE THEM IN INTERNMENT
CAMPS.
CAMPS. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID, DON’T
WORRY, WE’RE GOING TO BRING
THOSE FAMILIES BACK TO THE BUT
HE DIDN’T SAY WE’RE TAKING THE
4, 5 AND 6-YEAR-OLDS OUT OF
CAGES.
CAGES. HIS PLAN IS TO KEEP THEM IN
CAGES.
CAGES. I THINK IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE 116
DEGREES HERE TODAY.
>> AND JUST ADD THEIR PARENTS TO
THE CAGES WITH THEM.
>> EVERYBODY SHOULD BE FREED.
THE OBAMA PROGRAM HAD 99.6% OF
THE TIME THE FAMILIES SHOWED UP
FOR THEIR HEARINGS, SO IT’S A
PROGRAM THAT WORKS.
IT’S VERY INEXPENSIVE.
THIS PROGRAM IS GOING TO COST
$280,000 PER CHILD PER YEAR TO
KEEP THEM IN THIS DESERT.
MY GOD, LET THESE PEOPLE FREE.
>> AS A WAY FOR HIM TO FORCE
CONGRESS TO GIVE HIM $25 MILLION
FOR A WALL HE SAID MEXICO WAS
GOING TO PAY FOR.
>>> UP NEXT, OUR OWN JACOB
SOBOROFF JOINS ME WITH MORE OF
HIS AMAZING REPORTING ON THE
CRISIS AT THE BORDER.