inside those detention facilities at the u.s. mexico border. the president-elect of the american academy of pediatrics toured two of these facilities last week, describing the horror she witnessed firsthand. when i opened the door, the first thing that hit us was the smell. the smell of sweat, urine and feces and there were young children, boys in there, unaccompanied boys and they had no expressions on their faces. there was no laughing, no joking, no talking. i describe them like dog cages with people in each of them and it was just hard to see. new pictures from inside the facilities depict a similar scene. these were drawn by migrant children. 10 and 11 years old. all held there. all three pictures drawn in marker with stark similarities. people behind bars held in cages. these pictures revealed just one day after a dfs inspector
the smell. it was a smell of sweat, urine and feces. and i heard drinoise and i look to my left and there was a sea of silver. the young boys had no expressions on their faces. no laughing, no talking. almost like dog cages with people in each and the silence was just it was hard to see. and as all of this is happening at the u.s.-mexico border, border patrol agents are under fire for a chat group. and nick valencia spoke to one border patrol agent. incredible reporting from you and your team. i know that the secretary of homeland security says that there will be an investigation, this agent says something must be done about the culture inside. reporter: this veteran agent decided to speak out on condition of anonymity and i ask
urine and feces and there were young children and boys in there unaccompanied boys in there and they had no expressions on their faces. there was no laughing, no joking, no talking. i describe them like dog cages with people in each of them and the silence were just it was hard to watch, hard to see. reporter: she isn t alone in what she saw. we re getting a look at three brand-new pictures from inside of the similar facility in mcallen, texas, but these drawn by migrant children, 10 and 11 years old. all held there. all three pictures drawn in marker with stark similarities. people behind bars, held in cages. these are very serious allegations, that we took to customs and border protection and while they did not respond they did say they are taking them seriously and handed them over to the office of the inspector general. and the veteran border patrol agent, why didn t they come
detention facilities in texas, drawings by children now reveal an even crueller side to the crisis at the border. these images were drawn by 10 and 11-year-olds who were just released from holding centers. they appear to show these children in cages. and the american academy of pediatrics obtained these drawings after its incoming president visited some of the facilities where migrant children are being held. first thing that we that hit us was the smell. it was a smell of sweat, urine and feces. and i heard crinkling and there was a sea of silver and the boys had no expressions on their faces. no laughing, no joking, no talking. i describe them almost like dog cages with people in each of them and silence were it was hard to see. first americans many migrant children meet are the border
and severe overcrowding inside. it seems that neither democrats nor republicans can agree on what the problem is or how to solve it. but now a clear majority of americans say there is no disputing this is a crisis. tonight the border crisis through the eyes of the most vulnerable. drawings depicting children in cages, are from 10 and 11-year-old migrants who were recently held in a customs and border patrol detention center, a doctor tells cbs she received the drawings from a social worker while touring two facilities last week. that doctor now describing what she saw and smelled. when i opened the door, the first thing that we that hit us was the smell of sweat, urine and feces and i heard crinkling to my left and looked over there and there was a sea of silver. i describe them like dog cages with people in each of them and the silence were just it was