separations, thousands of kids and their parents remain disconnected. this man just out of lockive up in el paso has no idea where his daughter is or how he'll find her. >> i don't know if i'm going to see her again, he said. i need to see her and be with her. she's the only child i have. >> reporter: in mcallen, responses to the first lady fashion choice when seen wearing a jacket bearing the message "i really don't care, do you?" assurances today many here do care. >> they're scared. they're frightened. and they know that -- they are in a prison environment and so they're not sure what will happen. >> reporter: sister nora has worked recently with grbtss in the rio grande valley for decades. >> any person in any country that feels threatened and afraid for their life, they should have the right to go to a country and ask for protection. >> reporter: but the president as he has for years insists there is a crisis of criminal