>> el paso, texas. one of the safest communities in america and we happened to be on the vibrant, magical mexico border. i'm a native of el paso and a third-generation. we have been in el paso for over 100 years. it's a community i love deeply and the border part of my identity and my dna. >> how so? >> i think growing up on the border, i thought every community was an international place where people would speak multiple languages, at least two languages, where people were interconnected and it was not until i became older that i saw how different we were from the rest of the country. as i grew up and heard the rhetoric that has been ramped up over the past 15 years or 20 years about border communities. especially the past two years, painting us in a negative way. to misogyny eyes this place i know as a safe place where i grew up, where my children go up. it was a piece of my identity and i felt personally about attacks against my community. about the need to make it prosperous and the place people loo

>> el paso, texas. one of the safest communities in america and we happened to be on the vibrant, magical mexico border. i'm a native of el paso and a third-generation. we have been in el paso for over 100 years. is a community i love deeply and the border part of my identity and my dna. >> how so? >> i think growing up on the border, i thought every community was an international place where people would speak multiple languages, at least two languages, where people were interconnected and it was not until i became older that i saw how different we were from the rest of the country. i grew up and heard the rhetoric that has been ramped up over the past 15 years or 20 years about border communities. especially the past two years, painting us in a negative way. to misogyny eyes this place i know as a safe place where i grew up, where my children go up. identitypiece of my and i felt personally about attacks against my community. about the need to make it prosperous and the place people look at as a wonde

both children who were in new mexico when they fell ill -- new mexico is adjacent to el paso. the first death involved a seven-year-old guatemalan girl named jackeline caal. she became ill on december 6 and s taken to a hospital in el paso, where unfortunately she passed away. both children showed similar symptoms. kni don' what to make of that. they had a cough and then rdeveloped a very high fe quickly and began vomiting.im by thethey were taken to hospital, the doctors were not able to save them. ben: what is the situation witma those who arng their way trough central america and mexico to try to gthe u.s. to seek asylum? at one point they caravans were very much at the top of the news agenda. things seem to have gone a little quiet in recent time. robert: well, i think that is because the trump administration has gotten never bn focused on what is happening in tijuana, and the situation of communities like el paso and mcallen in texas have totally been ignored. we have been having thousands grants a week coming into el, pad behind me right now, immigration and customst enf

new mexico is adjacent to el paso. the first death involved a seven—year—old what a marlin girl. —— guatemalan. she became ill on december six and was taken to a hospital here in paso, where u nfortu nately hospital here in paso, where unfortunately she passed away. both children showed very similar symptoms. i don't know what to make of that. they had a cough and then developed a very high fever and quickly began vomiting, and by the time they were taken to hospital, the doctors were not able to save them. robert, what is the situation with those who are making their way through central america, and mexico, to try to seek asylum in the us? because at one point the karrabin ‘s we re very because at one point the karrabin ‘s were very much at the top of the news agenda, but things seem to have gone quietly on that recently. —— the caravans. i think that is because the trump administration has got everything focused on what is happening in tijuana, and the situation in communities like el paso and mcallen

both children who were in new mexico when they fell ill -- new mexico is adjacent to el paso. the first death inarlved a seven-ld guatemalan girl named jackeline caal. she became ill on december 6 and was taken to a hospital in el paso, where unfortunately she passed away. both children showed similar symptoms. i don't know what to make of that. a they hough and then developed a very high fever quickly and began vomiting. by the time they were taken to hospital, the doctors were not able t wsave them. bet is the situation with those who are making their way through central america and mexico to try to get to the u.s. to seek asylum? at one point they caravans were very much at the top of the news agenda. things seem to have gone a little quiet in recent time. rort: well, i think that is because the trump administration has gotten never been focused on what is happening in tijua and the situation of communities like el paso and mcallen inte s have totally been ignored. we have been having thousands of migrants a week coming into el paso, and behind me right now,an immigratiocus

the streets of el paso on a cold night. we wouldn't do that." on wednesday night, immigration authorities released hundreds of more migrants at a downtown el paso bus station, bringing the number of people released this week to more than 1000. well, for more, we go now to el paso, texas, where we're joined by dylan corbett, executive director of hope border institute. dylan, welcome to democracy now! can you explalain what has beenn happening in el paso? why are so many hundreds s of migrantnts bg dumpedt t the buss station by ice?e? >> it is rather confusing. since december 23,3, what hahapd is i a again t to release, as yu said dumped, many migrants downtown on a cold night in el paso. these were migrants who had just border.m cbp across our when they were releleased, they were confused, hungry, tired. they had been in cramped conditions. sick. of them werere it is inexpxplicable asas to whe chose to do this. normally, there's a lot ofof c cooperation in providing for the humanitarian needs of migrants. but t ice chose no

(grant) it comes as a group of migrants dropped off at a bus station in el paso, texas last night raises new questions about what comes next. kristen holmes explains. penniless in an unfamiliar city-- just days before christmasthat's how more than 200 undocumented immigrants found themselves after immigration and customs enforcement dropped them off at a greyhound bus station in el paso texas sunday evening. carlos / migrant: "it worries us because we're not in our country, we don't know where we are. but we have faith in god that that everything will turn out well."according to el paso police--- the group includes families and children-- many left standing in the cold outside the small bus stop.roberto/migrant: "there's a lot of us. we have to stick together and see what happens."while authorities work on plans to relocate the group-- el paso residents are stepping in to help--joseph gainor/volunteer: "i brought some water bottles, some granola bars, some fruit snacks for the kids."several of the migrants saying they hadn't eaten and had no money to call their families or buy a bus tick

something local activists in el paso reject crisis that the press in this is creating to feed to his base to do to build this ridiculous war which is not going to help in anything but at the same time he's promoting the communalisation of incarceration of children and the mistreatment of four like the ones that we're seeing being released in downtown. there are also signs of more detentions this giant tent city detention center about an hour outside of el paso was built over the summer to house migrant teenage children it was supposed to close on the last day of the year but officials announced this week it will remain open it houses two thousand three hundred migrant teenagers. for those just arriving and hoping for a better life but finding their welcome to america not but they expected gabriel's on dough. el paso texas well parts of the united states have been hit by extreme weather counseling hundreds of flights and contributing to the deaths of at least three people the temperature has plummeted in the midwest states of minnesota in the brassica with snow up to thirty centimeter

sector el paso el viernes por la maÑana dio a conocer el reporte de los centros y mencionÓ las causas de la muerte. a las 11:00 de la maÑana el dÍa 7 de diciembre fue diagnosticada con un paro cardiaco. tambiÉn presentaba inflamaciÓn del cerebro, el hÍgado colapsado. el padre estaba presente en el momento que muriÓ. casa asunción y su representante hizo firmar un documento en inglÉs al ser detenidos cuando su primera lengua es quechi. espera que su esposo no sea deportado por no pagar el coyote que lo trajo a la frontera en estados unidos. >> el cuerpo de la niÑa estÁ aÚn aquÍ, estÁn la funeraria, estamos a la espera del documento para poder iniciar el traslado a guatemala. >> el cÓnsul dice que muy temprano espera tener el certificado para empezar los trÁmites de reparaciÓn de la lÍnea, asegura que no debe de pasar esta prÓxima semana para cuando sus restos sean retornados a su paÍs natal. en el paso, texas, pedro contreras, univisiÓn.. >> entre tanto les pero no parece tener fin. ante la incertidumbre se suman las autoridades mexicanas para que desalojen las call

el paso texas. vegetable skins are often thrown away but in peru where millions suffer from malnutrition they're being turned into tasty and nutritious meals but on a sanchez went to meet the share food is helping to change the menu for people in need. of some of the world's a master class from one of produce top chefs. has cooked for some of the world's top restaurants but now he's on a mission to teach cooks from some of the must poverty stricken slums to make cheaper and healthier dishes. these women are the most important cooks in the country they feed thousands of people so we want to teach them how to make more nutritious dishes using every part of the products. in this class the learned to add fiber from the salads and use that to build skins to make a new machine broth the idea is that everything is useable fifty year old government to be does this she cooks in a different way and it's paying off for us here we don't throw anything away or use playground hansen's look i'm going to make chips

el ciclÓn categorÍa 5 arrasÓ con todo a su paso. >> cientos de estudiantes se quedaron en el aire. >> la cerraron y no estuvo abierta meses. >> en miami, alberto director de la fundaciÓn, supo que necesitarÍan ayuda, asi que abriÓ una convocatoria para que los estudiantes de puerto rico llegaran a la florida a continuar con sus estudios. >> en cosa de semanas, estos muchachos que tienen un coraje, una voluntad, decidieron dejar todo. >> en total casi 200 jÓvenes, fueron elegidos la fundaciÓn se encarga de pagar sus clases, libros y alojamiento. >> llegaron un poco como llegan todos los refugiados aquÍ, tras haber perdido todo. >> vÍctor es su profesor y ha visto los grandes retos que los estudiantes han tenido que enfrentar. >> simplemente es un paÍs nuevo, sistema nuevo. >> pero tambiÉn las grandes oportunidades aquÍ gabriel quien estÁ a punto de graduarse de artes, ha encontrado una nueva vida. >> enfocarme mÁs en mi futuro, ver la importancia de lo que es tener un trabajo y terminar los estudios. >> valeria continÚe estudiante para ser quiroprÁctica, hace vol no tengo

i love el paso. and we really have a lot of great lessons to share with the rest of the country about compassion and humanity. and i'm eager to share those lessons with congress. >> congresswoman-elect veronica escobar, thank you for your time. happy new year to you. okay? >> thank you. thanks so much. happy new year. >> and good luck in washington. let's hope she can get it -- she's so positive right now. i just want to see her like maybe a week after she joins congress. i hope she continues to be so. but anyway, i digress. rudy giuliani sending conflicting messages about the president's cooperation with robert mueller's investigation. we're going to tell you what he's saying, and we're going to dig into compact exactly what m done so far, where he's going next and how bad it could get for president trump. i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy. and last year, i earned $36,000 in cash back. which i used to offer health insurance to my employees. what's in your wallet? ♪ ♪ this holiday

a non-profit in el paso has taken charge, placing immigrants in its network of 20 shelters. as hundreds more immigrants were released throughout the week, the city's office of emergency management has continued offering help. <"the primary focus is the non- profit organizations. they've been serving as housing and sheltering folks, and feeding folks because they're able to tap into funds that the city isn't able to do.">(robin) a spokesperson for the city of el paso says the city can't offer to open a shelter because it has to follow specific federal guidelines that constitute an emergency. most of immigrants travel out of el paso a couple of days after being released -- they aren't housed for long in the hospitality sites. (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... congress returned to capitol hill ... but there is no sign of a deal to end a partial government shutdown. (ácommercialá) tracking your entertainment headlines this morning.it's still three weeks away, but the third movie in the "unbreakable" franchise is being predicted to have a big opening weekend.

comenzamos con el paso de las horas, y la espera del informe de la autopsia el debate sobre la causa o las causas de la muerte de jacqueline cal que crece. el padre de la menor insiste que recibiÓ alimentos. y a la familia de la menor en guatemala hoy se unieron activistas para exigir una investigaciÓnrepro i migrantes por parte de uno de los asesores, edgar? >>> asÍ es hola quÉ tal julio e el paso texas se sigue pidiendo justicia por la muerte de la migrante jacqueline cal cuyo cuerpo le falta el certificado de defunciÓn para ser trasladad a guatemala a los brazos de su mamÁ y familia y como mencionan toda la circunstancia de la muerte en este momento es motivo de discusiÓn. ( ♪ mÚsica ♪ ) >>> por el paso texas se pide justicia por la muerte de la niÑa migrante jacqueline cal activistas realizaron una vigilia este domingo exigiendo transparencia luego de versiones encontradas sobre las circunstancias de su muerte. >>> estamos protestando la muerte de jacqueline cal >>> que ella no habÍa sufrido de falta de agua o.j. >>> el papÁ de jacqueline contradijo a la patrulla f

i love el paso. and we really have a lot of great lessons to share with the rest of the country about compassion and humanity. and i'm eager to share those lessons with congress. >> congresswoman-elect veronica escobar, thank you for your time. happy new year to you. okay? >> thank you. thanks so much. happy new year. >> and good luck in washington. let's hope she can get it -- she's so positive right now. i just want to see her like maybe a week after she joins congress. i hope she continues to be so. but anyway, i digress. rudy giuliani sending conflicting messages about the president's cooperation with robert mueller's investigation. we're going to tell you what he's saying, and we're going to dig into exactly what mueller's done so far, where he's going next and how bad it could get for president trump. chicken?! chicken. chicken! that's right, candace-- new chicken creations from starkist. buffalo style chicken in a pouch-- bold choice, charlie! just tear, eat... mmmmm. and go! try all of my chi

(grant) it comes as a group of migrants dropped off at a bus station in el paso, texas last night raises new questions about what comes next. kristen holmes explains. penniless in an unfamiliar city-- just days before christmasthat's how more than 200 undocumented immigrants found themselves after immigration and customs enforcement dropped them off at a greyhound bus station in el paso texas sunday evening. carlos / migrant: "it worries us because we're not in our country, we don't know where we are. but we have faith in god that that everything will turn out well."according to el paso police--- the group includes families and children-- many left standing in the cold outside the small bus stop.roberto/migrant: "there's a lot of us. we have to stick together and see what happens."while authorities work on plans to relocate the group-- el paso residents are stepping in to help--joseph gainor/volunteer: "i brought some water bottles, some granola bars, some fruit snacks for the kids."several of the migrants saying they hadn't eaten and had no money to call their families or buy a bus tick

as gabriel is on our ports from el paso they were left to fend for themselves in the cold. by the will cast and yet it came to the u.s. from guatemala like so many others seeking a better life for his son philippe there now just trying to get warm at a shelter after a couple nights at a border patrol detention center at the end of the only little. they put his in a cell it was very cold like an ice box it made his cough we went to another cell it was the same while we were there they didn't give us much food there wasn't much attention and they said it was our fault we brought kids with us but it was out of necessity to find a better life in the united states. when finally released it got worse earlier this week immigration and customs enforcement officials unexpectedly released hundreds of migrants from detention facilities but instead of taking them to shelters they were dropped off in downtown el paso without any notice and nowhere for them to go most like and well were from central american countries they were families young and old who would cross the border at bennett

of the border crisis is the mayor of el paso. he talked earlier with my colleague martin savidge and said where he thinks blame should be pointed and how president trump's threat to shut down the border would affect his city in texas. >> el paso is dealing with the symptoms as a result of the lack of fortitude in washington to deal with on both sides of the aisle, to deal with our immigration policy. we are being inupdated. we have five times the release of migrants here since october than we had a year ago. we're averaging about 2,000 a week. i got word yet actually this morning that they may have to increase the up to 500 a day. i'm not sure we can handle that. our primary ngo and they're the ones that coordinate this with 20 other shelters, but i'm not sure we can handle it. you want to know about immigration and want to know about the border, come to el paso. >> i agree with you. that's the place where you see it firsthand. but let me ask you -- let me ask you before we run out of time, i'm sorry to interrupt, but the preside

joining us live is the mayor of el paso. thank you for taking the time this morning. >> sure, jim. >> so just for the understanding of folks at home, this has become a regular practice, ice dropping off a large number of migrants in your city, a city with no resources and often no warnings to deal with these drop-offs. 522 dropped off last night alone. tell us why this happens. why does ice come to your town and leave them there? and is there any other option? >> well, we have had -- you're right, the numbers have increased significantly. we have had 24,000 released since october. but we're a large sector here. we're a large port of entry, and they're coming here. some of the asylum seekers are coming to the port of entry. so we're processing them the best we can. they're usually here from anywhere from 24 to a maximum of 46 years. we're using our ngos, our police. we provide bus service to the various shelters and police provide security. >> do you have the resources in el paso to take care of these families? 500 in one nig

el paso texas. vegetable skins are often thrown away but in peru where millions suffer from malnutrition they're being turned into tasty and nutritious meals but our son chose when to meet the shared foods helping to change the menu for people in the. rhythm of the world a master class from one of produced top chefs. has cooked for some of the world's top restaurants but now he's on a mission to teach cooks from some of the must poverty stricken slums to make cheaper and healthier dishes. these women are the most important cooks in the country they feed thousands of people so we want to teach them how to make more nutritious dishes using every part of the products. in this class they learned to add fiber from the salads and use that to build skins to make a new machine broth the idea is that everything is useable fifty year old coming to be does this she know cooks in a different way and it's paying off. we don't throw anything away or use playground hansen's look i'm going to make chips but these p

non-profits in el paso had to scramble to find shelters. ( darya ) according to elected officials -- shelters and local non profits in el paso say they are prepared for the rising numbers of immigrants. ( darya ) police in vacaville say they've arrested the man who shot and killed a teenager. 39-year-old diagnet montoya was booked into the solano county jail and is now charged with murder. pedro rivera has the latest. vacaville police say early monday morning, just after midnight, 39 year old diagnet montoya was sitting in his vehicle when he was approached by a group of 5 people. thats when some kind of argument began at some point, montoya left the argument and went into his apartment to retrieve his gun...the verbal match continued. a short time later, someone in the group threw a bottle towards montoya and thats police say when the 39 year old fired a single sho

non-profits in el paso had to scramble to find shelters. ( darya ) according to elected officials -- shelters and local non profits in el paso say they are prepared for the rising numbers of immigrants. ( will ) a mother who lost her home during the camp fire is among the people recently pardoned by governor jerry brown. heather burnett narrowly escaped the deadliest fire in california history. she says she is traumatized after losing everything but the greatest gift is knowing she's been pardoned by governor brown. back in 1998 she was arrested on drug charges. her husband also received a pardon by the governor last month. <"the irony of the pardon is its almost symbolic of when my husband and i were both starting out and we didn't have anything. >( will ) governor brown recently announced the 143 pardons and 131 commutations to people convicted of crimes in the st

something local activists in el paso reject christ is that the breath in this is creating to feed to his base and to do to build this ridiculous wall which is not going to help in anything but by the same time he's promoting the communalisation of immigrants incarceration of children and in mistreatment of full thrifty youth like the ones that we're seeing being released in downtown. there are also signs of more detentions this giant tent city detention center about an hour outside of paso was built over the summer to house migrant teenage children it was supposed to close on the last. day of the year but officials announced this week it will remain open it houses two thousand three hundred migrant teenagers. for those just arriving and hoping for a better life but finding their welcome to america not what they expected gabriels on dough. el paso texas and more on the government shutdown now from she habitats in washington so what's happening with that. nothing so as we can tell as far as we can tell there haven't been any stands of negotiations with several days now told from did ju

has been releasing hundreds of migrant asylum-seekers into a public park in el paso, el pas, with apparently no plan for taking care of them. fox chief correspondent jonathan hunt joins us now with more. >> good evening, tammy. in all, 700 migrants were released in el paso, texas, from the weekend to christmas day without i.c.e. apparently giving the usual advance notice to shelters and other groups to offer help to the migrants. democratic congressman beto o'rourke was among those creating the migrants as they mauled their next move on christmas day. >> i.c.e. admitted that they dropped the ball, that he made a mistake yesterday, by not giving a community any kind of heads up on releasing 214 migrants at the greyhound bus station last night and early this morning. >> activists who usually coordinate with i.c.e. were also caught unaware class. >> we are a little perplexed because this is not something that i.c.e. usually does. >> in a statement, i.c.e. blamed "decades of inaction by congress for limiting its ability to detain and promptly remove families in the united states illegally" and w

and as gabriel is on the reports from el paso they were left to fend for themselves in the cold. but it will cost and yet it came to the u.s. from guatemala like so many others seeking a better life for his son philippe there now just trying to keep warm at a shelter after a couple nights at a border patrol detention center at the end of the only little. they put his in a cell it was very cold like an ice box it made his cough we went to another so it was the same while we were there they didn't give us much food there wasn't much attention and they said it was our fault we brought kids with us but it was out of necessity to find a better life in the united states. when finally released it got worse earlier this week immigration and customs enforcement officials unexpectedly released hundreds of migrants from detention facilities but instead of taking them to shelters they were dropped off in downtown el paso without any notice and nowhere for them to go most like and well were from central american countries they were families young and old who would cross the border at bennett

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paso texas desde el domingo pasado y segÚn el pasto la mayorÍa estÁn recibiendo un permiso de trabajo mientras continÚa su caso de asilo >> nos dij nos dijoo aice que nn que sean una carga para el gobierno >> decenas de inmigrantes en estados unidos, pasaron esta navidad refugiados en iglesias y no salieron por el temor a ser atrapados por la migra ingrid es una de las personas que no pudo celebrar como muchos de nosotros, es una madre peruana que nos cuenta lo duro que son estas fechas para ella, rogelio mora-tagle tiene su historia >> parece una escena tÍpica de la Época como la que protagonizan muchas familias en estos dÍas, pero no lo es porque ingrid y sus hijos viven en una iglesia de colorado, es su santuario, pero al mismo tiempo una especie de prisiÓn donde tuvieron que celebrar la navidad. >> no los pudo llevar con sus abuelos a pasar una navidad normal, es muy triste porque no puedo ver a mi familia >>en de deportaciÓn, por momentos se siente desanimada >> la verdad sÍ tengo mucha impotencia, no sÉ si vale la pena lo que estoy luchando, pero pongo en una balanza y d

paso texas where are these people right now do we know. what we don't know exactly but they have been moved to various different shelters here throughout the city of el paso some have already gotten on buses or on our journey to the u.s. to be with other family and friends that they have here in the united states back and tell you this is very much unprecedented what we saw here over the last few days with hundreds of migrants most of them from central america they had been detained for anywhere from two to eight days by customs and immigration officials here in the u.s. that is fairly normal that happens all the time here what was different this time though. hundreds of these migrants were then just left to fend for themselves out on the streets dropped off here by immigration officials at places such as this bus station you see behind me it's unheard of we've never seen anything like that before. so you ask yourself why no one really knows why but people advocates for immigrants or are really fearing that this could be a sign that custom

something local activists in el paso reject christ is that the breath in this is creating to feed his base to do to build this ridiculous wall which is not going to help in anything but by the same time he's promoting the communalisation of immigrants incarceration of children and mistreatment of fall for if you like the ones that we're seeing being released in downtown. there are also signs of more detentions this giant tent city detention center about an hour outside of bill paso was built over the summer to house my green tea. h. children it was supposed to close on the last day of the year but officials announced this week it will remain open it houses two thousand three hundred migrant teenagers. for those just to writing and hoping for a better life but finding their welcome to america not but they expected. el paso texas the united states has been hit by extreme weather forcing hundreds of flights to be canceled and contributing to the deaths of at least three people the temperature has plummeted in the midwest states of minnesota and nebraska brings snow for up to thirty meter

director of the hope border institute in el paso, texas. joining via skype this hour. dylan, thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> your group focused on bringing religious and secular communities together around issues on the border, and now with the deaths of two children, what are people telling you about the government's approach given these latest tragedies? >> you know, i think it's simply tragic that it had to come to this. what has been going on in the border for all of 2018 with policies like zero tolerance, with policies like family separation, with policies like coaxing them on the bridge denying people asylum forcing them into more danger and remote parts of the border, deaths like this were to be expected. they militarize the border. in response to what's going on, the problem and phenomenon of immigration at the border. and the military's response, deploying troops, deploying extra resources to secure the border and militarize the border has resulted unfortunately in -- unfortunately we've had deaths as a result of this. >>

bus shelters as gabriel elizondo reports from el paso they were left to fend for themselves in the cold. by the will cast and yet they came to the u.s. from guatemala like so many others seeking a better life for his son philippe there now just trying to get warm at a shelter after a couple nights at a border patrol detention center at the end of the only. on that they put his in a cell it was very cold like an ice box it made his cough we went to another cell it was the same while we were there they didn't give us much food there wasn't much attention they said it was our fault we brought kids with us but it was as if necessity to find a better life in the united states. when finally released it got worse earlier this week immigration and customs enforcement officials unexpectedly released hundreds of migrants from detention facilities but instead of taking them to shelters they were dropped off in downtown el paso without any notice and nowhere for them to go most like and well were from central american countries they were families young and old who would cross the border at bennett

non-profits in el paso had to scramble to find shelters. ( darya ) according to elected officials -- shelters and local non profits in el paso say they are prepared for the rising numbers of immigrants. an east bay woman found a unique way to support victims of the camp fire on christmas day. kron 4's ashley zavala shows us the small gesture lifting up their holiday irits. "it's definitely a process." this christmas.."this is just a little reminder of how for they've come. ..is a busy one for alisa corstorphine"i'm signing each one.. who knows.. maybe they'll down the road try to contact me when they bring these out."she's making christmas ornaments for camp fire victims."i'm signing them and then we color in the hearts." the idea came to her on facebook.. scrolling through fire support group pages."over and over again one thing people said they missed was their chr

lianheet from el paso. >> reporter: homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen was in el paso yesterday touring those overcrowded detention centers. d.h.s. did not allow pictures or press to accompany her. she's also visiting facilities in arizona this weekend. her trip comes after a second migrant child died while in u.s. custody. that boy, felipe gomez-alonzo, had the flu when he died, not a cold, as originally diagnosed when he was treated and released from a new mexico emergency room christmas eve. his mother says the eight-year-old was making the journey to help his family. "he told me, 'i'm going with my dad. i'm going to study there. and then i'll work to send you money.'" in the aftermath of the children's death, homeland security has called for thorough medical screenings of all children being held. those exams are already underway at 16 medical centers in el paso. >> they are seen by a physician. they have a head-to-toe assessment. >> reporter: in recent days, more migrant families left by ice at bus stops in arizona. immigration officials say it's an effort to get families wh

non-profits el paso had to scramble to make makeshift shelters. ( darya ) according to elected officials -- shelters and local non profits in el paso say they are prepared for the rising numbers of immigrants. an east bay woman found a unique way to support victims of the camp fire on christmas day. kron 4's ashley zavala shows us the small gesture lifting up their holiday spirits. "it's definitely a process." this christmas.."this is just a little reminder of how for they've come. ..is a busy one for alisa corstorphine"i'm signing each one.. who knows.. maybe they'll down the road try to contact me when they bring these out."she's making christmas ornaments for camp fire victims."i'm signing them and then we color in the hearts." the idea came to her on facebook.. scrolling through fire support group pages."over and over again one thing people said they missed was their c

de hospitales y servicios de emergencia en el paso, dice que ningÚn niÑo se quedarÁ sin ser examinado y coordinarÁ los examenes mÉdicos a los que mÁs de 500 niÑos han sido sometidos desde navidad en hospitales locales autoridades locales estÁn preocupadas con la gran cantidad de migrantes puestos en libertad y abandonados en la calle, y quieren evitar enfermedades y tragedias, entre los niÑos migrantes. >> la secretaria de seguridad nacional kirstjen nielsen viajara al paso para visitar diferentes estaciones de la p a patrulla fronteriza para evitar tragedias como las ocurridas >> el centro de detenciÓn de tornillos en texas no cerrarÁ como estaba previsto, este lugar se mantendrÁ operando a principios de 2019, el campamento se inaugurÓ en junio pasado, pero luego se expandiÓ, actualmente tiene mÁs de 150 carpas con inmigrantes de entre 13 y 17 aÑos, tambiÉn se anuncÓo el aumento en el nÚmero de cama para niÑos de otros centro ubicado en homestead en la florida. crece el agotamiento entre cientos de inmigrantes de la caravana de tijuana, muchos se cansan de esperar su

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so with more on this cnn, ed levendera is in el paso and what are we hearing from the girl's family? >> reporter: well, we know that the girl's father is still here in el paso being cared for by one of the shelters here in el paso that caters to recently-arrived immigrants here into the country and people going through the asylum process. but we have also been able to reach the small village where this girl and her father came from, several weeks ago, and were able to speak with her mother and grandfather and other family members there, who describe themselves as completely devastated, by this whole or deal. >> translator: i'm not going to speak that much because i can barely take it. it is difficult for us. this happened because we are very much in need. the girl will jump in happiness that she would get to go to the united states. very happy and content. but she didn't know. for us, it is very difficult. >> reporter: alex, those family members tell us that it was the desperation of their situation there in guatemala that convinced her father to take his young daughter, to take this

dayana: es que el menor fue detenido en el paso, texas, con su padre, agustÍn gÓmez, el 18 de diciembre. luego lo llevaron a Álamo, nuevo mÉxico. aquÍ se enfermÓ y fue diagnosticado con un resfriado en el hospital general. sin embargo, tambiÉn presentÓ fiebre de 113° y la recetar medicamentos para luego darlede alta. pero no mejoro y cuando regresÓ al centro mÉdico, ya era demasiado tarde. falleciÓ. >> fue trasladado a la oficina del mÉdico forense en albuquerque, donde se va a practicar la autopsia. nosotros el dÍa de maÑana estaremos conversando con ellos para ver quÉ reporte preliminar day. dayna: a raÍz de la muerte de felipe alonso gÓmez, jacqueline, el gobierno le da un giro. -- revisaran la polÍtica del cuidado y custodia de los niÑos menoresde siete aÑos y tendrÁn en cuenta otras opciones de custodia para aliviar los problemas de capacidad en los centros de detenciÓn. algo que no investiga la muerte de ambos niÑos, al mismo tiempo que nancy pelosi anunciÓ que el congreso iniciarÍa su propia investigaciÓn. agustÍn gÓmez permanece detenido en este centro

. >> hoy de las puertas de una funeraria de el paso texas salió el cuerpo de (información en pantalla) quien estuvo retenida en una estación antes de morir . >> hoy los retos fueron entregados para que fueran entregados en guatemala, el cónsul recibió el cuerpo después de un largo proceso de exámenes. >> la siguiente parada es laredo, queremos que viaje de manera segura y correcta , estamos a la espera de un vuelo más cercano . >> es importante resaltar que el padre de la menor estará en el paso, una firma de abogados que lo representa exige al gobierno federal que tenga una evaluación externa por las causas de la muerte de la pequeña . >> es que las autoridades migratorias están en el ojo del huracán . >> representantes tuvieron la oportunidad de visitar el centro de detención donde estuvo la pequeña antes de perder la vida. >> autobuses de la patrulla fronteriza llegaron al centro de detención en nuevo méxico,después de una hora, dieron a conocer las condiciones de los inmigrantes . >> lo que vimos es que hay una agencia federal que no tiene la capacidad ni recursos

el paso texas. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu who's in brazil and has promised stronger bilateral ties he's been using the far right president elect joy in rio de janeiro in the first visit by an israeli premier to the country there was no mention of brazil's and disappear to move of its embassy in israel to jerusalem john holmes has more now from sao paulo. incoming brazilian president to you bill so not a has been looking to strengthen ties with israel for some time and the visit on thursday by israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in some ways to culmination of now this is not a smooth deal for israel the support of brazil remember that this is the biggest economy in south america the incoming brazilian president himself why has he done this it's certainly a break with previous administrations in the last few years in brazil now perhaps among the chief reasons is that of president trump and his administration in the united states table so not only has one seen him as a sort of kin

has been releasing hundreds of migrant asylum-seekers into a public park in el paso, texas,. with apparently no plan for taking care of them. fox chief correspondent jonathan hunt joins us now with more. >> good evening, tammy. in all, several hundred migrants were released in elel paso, texas, from the weekend to christmas day without i.c.e. apparently giving the usual advance notice to shelters and other groups to offer help to the migrants. democratic congressman beto o'rourke was among those creating the migrants as they mulled their next move on christmas day. >> i.c.e. admitted that they dropped the ball, that they made a mistake yesterday, by not giving a community any kind of heads up on releasing 214 migrants at the greyhound bus station last night and early this morning. >> activists who usually coordinate with i.c.e. were also caught unawares. >> we are a little perplexed because this is not something that i.c.e. usually does. >> in a statement, i.c.e. blamed "decades of inaction by congress for limiting its ability to detain and promptly remove families in the uni

el dÍa de hoy la secretaria de seguridad nacional, estarÁn el paso visitando varias estaciones para asegurarse que todos esos exÁmenes se estÉn llevando a cabo. la meta es evitar mÁs tragedias. es todo lo que ten tenemos desde el paso texas. >>> hablando del niÑo felipe gÓmez, sus familiares estÁn esperando la llegada del cuerpo para darle sepultura. su madre y sus hermanos viven en condiciones muy precarias, las mismas que obligaron al pequeÑo viajar a estados unidos contjun su padre >>> la familia de felipe aÚn no se supera del golpe de la muerte de felipe. su madre dice que ya no soporta la angustia y ojalÁ tenga un poco de paz cuando se encuentra con el cuerpo de su hijo >>> solo quiere enterrarlo, dice que se siente muy triste >>> catalina la hermana mayor de felipe recuerda cuando el niÑo le dice que se irÍa a estados unidos >>> hermana; me voy a ir a los estados unidos >>> ¿te sientas feliz de ir? me voy con mi papÁ para tener un buen futuro. >>> ¿eso es lo que quieres? pero hermano, estÁs muy chiquito.. >>> querÍa tener un futuro, no querÍa vivir asi >>> todavÍa no se

♪ >> el paso, texas is turning into exhibit a of america's broken immigration system. ice has been overwhelmed by asylum requests and shackled by court rules and now releasing hundreds of migrants onto the streets of el paso. the message to future migrants, of course, is that america is powerless to stop them from settling here. fox's jonathan hunt is here with more. jonathan? >> good evening, mark. homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen says the immigration system is at breaking point. border patrol agents say they are overwhelmed. around 1,000 immigrants have been released onto the streets of el paso, texas, this week alone. and two young immigrant children have died after being taken into custody by customs and border protection agents. the first deaths of children in cpp custody in a decade. in el paso immigration and customs enforcement officials say they have little choice but to release those hundreds of immigrants because of, quote. decades of inaction by congress that they say has limited their ability to remove families who are in the u.s. illegally and

primer paso en el proceso. en total 92959 entrevistas han llevado a cabo oficiales de aduana y protecciÓn fronteriza. tambiÉn incrementÓ la cantidad de deportaciones en comparaciÓn al 2017, 256085 migrantes deportados este aÑo, administraciÓn del presidente obama, pero eso podrÍa cambiar, nos dice el abogado daniel rodrÍguez. >> el cambio mÁs significativo que ha hecho esta administraciÓn no es el nÚmero de deportaciÓn sino los cambios al sistema y cortando los alivios disponibles para migrantes para que en unos aÑos las deportaciones van a progresar a nÚmeros que nunca hemos visto anteriormente. >> pero migrantes continÚan cruzando la frontera ilegalmente no solo por la violencia en sus paÍses tambiÉn por la falta de oportunidades y trabajo. algo que perturba hasta la inocencia de los mÁs pequeÑos. >> viendo la situaciÓn allÁ en nuestro paÍs es dificil que le den el empleo a uno. y es por eso que nosotros nos venimos para acÁ, para trabajar. >> valeria ponte telemundo. >> hay planes para

according to the guatemalan ministry, felipe and his father were detained when they entered el paso on december 18th. on christmas eve, a border agent noticed felipe wasn't feeling well. officials say he was taken to the hospital but was released after being diagnosed with a fever and prescribed antibiotics. later that evening-- they say the boy began vomiting and was taken back to the hospital... where he died.felipe is the second immigrant child that's died in detention this month.just a few weeks ago, a 7-year-old guatemalan girl named jacklin caal maquin died less than 48 hours after she was detained at a new mexico border crossing.<"it's just tragic. we're thinking about his family right now. what they must be feeling to have lost their child on christmas day. to be in a strange country and not to know what's next for them">with regard to felipe's death, cbp officials say they've sent the proper notifications and the agency's office of professional responsibility will conduct a review.cbp typically releases migrants or turns them over to ice after a few days.agency guideless say i

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cnn correspondent nick valencia is in el paso for us. we've apparently just received a statement from the secretary about the visit? what did he say? >> we were expecting a readout of secretary nielsen's visit yesterday but now it is this afternoon on saturday we're figuring out and finding out. this statement here reads in part, i want to get to this, quote, the system is clearly overwhelmed. we must work together to address this humanitarian crisis and protect vulnerable populations. we know that if congress were to act or the courts were to enforce the law as written, we could address this crisis tomorrow. instead, we continue to do more with less. she qgoes on to say, please put politics aside and recognize this for the humanitarian crisis it is. this statement is included in some of the statements she visited yesterday. we expected her to visit a variety of border patrol stations. she visited one border patrol substation, as well as another border patrol station here. the statement concluded by saying this is the secretary's 16th st

drops hundreds of migrants off in a city like el paso, really with no plan for their care. how does the community respond to that? >> yeah, it sends ripple effects and shockwaves through our community. i.c.e. has only done this on one other occasion. to literally dump migrants in a downtown city, a major city, the first time they did it on december 23rd, just before christmas, was after 10:00 at night in the cold, cold temperatures. people who didn't have coats. children who didn't have blankets. they weren't prepared for cold weather. and so the community had to stand up and rally to make sure that people had a hot meal, had a place to stay, were able to get in touch with relatives. it was irresponsible. the only other time this happens was just before the elections, the last week of october. and so this was something, we like to say there isn't a crisis at the border. there's a crisis here at the border that's been manufactured in washington. >> let me ask you this. as we reported and you're aware, two children have now died in u.s. custody in the last couple weeks. u.s.

i'll just see it el paso texas the partial shutdown of the u.s. government's like it's a continue into the new year after both houses of congress adjourned without agreeing a way forward a vote on the impasse is expected next week donald trump says the shutdown will continue until democrats meet his demand for five billion dollars in next year's budget to build a wall on the border with mexico one opinion poll suggests more americans blame the president for the shutdown rather than the democrats and the latest crackdown on crime in rio de janeiro's due to end on monday and army commanders are already declaring it a success that's just butin by some brazilians who live in the slums and they say the military operation fails to address the root causes of the problem as hold a young reports. for nearly one here soldiers carrying machine guns have been raiding some of brazil's most dangerous fellas the military was called in when gang violence became unbearable the government says the plan to curve in security work. this ceremony marked its completion