democrats seeking action after the deaths. and dianne feinstein is seeking for treatment of immigrant children. kirstjen nielsen will visit the u.s. and mexico border today following the death of the felipe alonzo-gomez. we have dan simon in texas. reporter: joe and christine, kirstjen nielsen is heading to the border to oversee what is happening. she is facing the crisis and one of the things she has ordered the agency to do is offer enhanced medical screenings. she will be in el paso on friday and yuma, arizona on saturday. in the meantime, we are getting a better understanding of why this father and son made this
has resulted unfortunately in unfortunately we ve had deaths as a result of this. groups like the aclu place blame with customs andrd bore patrol. the department of homeland security side steps the blame and instead points the finger at migrants themselves as we see in this statement from the secretary of homeland security. our system has been pushed to a breaking point by those who seek open borders, smugglers, traffickers and their own parents put these minors at risk by embarking on the dangerous and arduous journey north. your thoughts on that statement? you know, i read the secretary nielsen s statement yesterday on the death of felipe alonzo gomez. what shocked me was she blamed congress, she blamed immigration judges, she blamed activists and advocates, she blamed the migrants and the parents of migrants themselves. but she never took responsibility. she never took responsibility as the secretary for the department of homeland security.
i would agree with that, yes. reporter: the attorney questioning why the accuser didn t walk away and instead was texting and even snapchatted video of the alleged incident. what the video shows is a person s hand make contact with the shirt, correct? yes. okay. not any body part? correct, you don t see any body parts. reporter: the defense attorney pointing out that the accuser told spacey he was 23 when he says spacey bought him multiple drinks. now, tom, that accuser did not immediately report the alleged incident, but according to that police report, he did tell family and friends right away. now, spacey denies the allegations, but if convicted, he faces up to five years in prison. tom? matt gutman with those new developments tonight. matt, thank you. we turn now to the death of a second child in u.s. custody along the mexican border. the mother of 8-year-old felipe alonzo-gomez from gas guatemala
cdp agent first noticed he was sick according to the time line provided by the federal government. he was picked up on december 18th after crossing the border with his father in el paso, texas. in the following days, and he his father were shuffled between facilities, at least one of which was overcrowded. on christmas eve morning, alonzo was taken to the hospital after showing possible flu symptoms. he was diagnosed with the common cold and given tylenol. after an hour his temperature reached 103 degrees. 3:00 p.m. he was released. around 10:00 p.m., the child was so lethargic and nauseous, he was taken back to the hospital. alonzo gomez lost consciousness on the way to the hospital and was announced dead shortly before midnight. last week the head of homeland security faced blistering questions about the detention process following the death of
paid to get out. how much of a bond did you pay? he shows us the paperwork they gave him as a receipt for his $10,000 bond to get out after three months in custody. he says he had to mortgage his home back in nicaragua to pay for it. reporter: what do you say to people that think you re criminals, that you don t have a business being here in this country? you have values and you have more or less and you re not here to do bad, you re into the criminal? the more than 500 migrants release in the last 24 hours were sent to a network of non-profits in part because the government can t handle the influence. homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen telling reporters family units can only be held for 21 days and are, quote, almost always released into the united states. nielsen, who is headed to the border tomorrow to check on medical screenings of migrant children also address the death of 8-year-old felipe alonzo gomez who died in border patrol