to border patrol. and also out last night was oklahoma senator james lankford riding along to get a firsthand look at what's been happening, and he says front-line agents just aren't allowed to do their jobs. take a listen. >> whether it's single adults that are coming in, family groups coming in, they're coming across, checking in and then border patrol agents and other individuals who are here to enforce the laws of the country are actually just managing and being more like hotel check-in staff and being instructed by the administration, here's how to process people and release them rather than to try to actually carry out the law. >> reporter: according to a dhs source on thursday here in the rio grande valley, border patrol arrested five men from syria who crossed illegally in the hidalgo area, about 20 minutes away from where we are now. send it back to you. arthel: hotel check-in staff. that paints a picture. bill melugin, thank you.