Witnessing a broken system
They said from the time they arrived in Texas on the afternoon of July 14, until leaving around mid-morning on July 16, their itinerary was packed with nonstop meetings and observation at the border.
"To be frank with you, I don't know if I could be a leader in that area," Woods said, adding they could not do any enforcement.
The sheriff said there are no words that can adequately describe what he saw. He said he had many emotions: frustration, anger, sympathy.
He said agents told them about women being sexually assaulted. Balken said they were told that some families give women and girls the Plan B pill before making the dangerous journey toward the U.S. because they know they're going to be raped.