as republicans are trying to get votes for the immigration bill today. thank you, jeff. hundreds have been quietly taken to new york city. mayor bill de blasio says as many as 350 kids have come through one facility alone. most of them are still there, including a 9 month old. cameras from new york 1 news caught five girls brought to a foster agency after midnight on wednesday. what is happening here? how is it possible that none of us knew there were 239 kids in our city? how is the federal government holding back that information from the people of the city? and holding back the health that these kids need. this is traumatic process. the mental health issues alone. they made clear are very real and painful. new york governor cuomo sharing the outrage and calling
issue to drive his base in the midterms. the one thing not mentioned is the republican criticism about the family separation issue. it should be noted this is what many believe is a short-term fix. this is likely to be challenged. this is likely to be revisited again and again. the white house said it did not want a band aid. that is what many believe it is. in the short-term, the president is moving beyond that. not dwelling on the executive order. ryan, this remains a big issue as republicans are trying to get votes for the immigration bill today. thank you, jeff. hundreds have been quietly taken to new york city. bill de blasio says more than 350 children have come through one facility alone. most of them are still there, including a 9 month old. cameras from new york 1 news caught five girls brought to a foster agency after midnight on
reporting this out, how fragile this status quo is? whether there s a chance that this idea of holding these babies and toddlers is going to collapse under its own weight, just simply because they can t do it? well, we re still in very early days. the executive order was just signed today, so i think it s difficult to know exactly what this will mean for families who continue to come across the border. and you know, maybe now detained together, parents and children, in a different type of facility. but for those 2,300 kids who are already in a separate pipeline, to either be placed in foster care or institutionalized, that is underway. and we spoke today with the head of the largest foster agency who deals with migrant children. he said one of the children in their care who s already been placed in a home is just 8 months old. so we re talking about hundreds of babies, toddlers, and very
around. and it probably wasn t about a future election or elected officials meeting with him. it wasn t about his tormenters on other stories like michael avenatti or bob mueller. it was largely because of this human impact. what we know trump s orders did, were exposed. journalists and citizens documenting children suffering, the audio leaking of children crying, the world seeing and hearing it. also, there were legislators who didn t stay in washington. they went out to confront the secrecy at these detention centers. plus this video from far beyond the border, like children being brought to a foster agency in the middle of the night in new york, where the mayor said the trump administration got busted and was trying to operate in secret. what is happening here, how is it possible that none of us through there were 239 kids right here in our own city? how is the federal government holding back that information from the people of this city? the administration also
well, we re still in very early days. the executive order was just signed today, so i think it s difficult to know exactly what this will mean for families who continue to come across the border. and you know, maybe now detained together, parents and children, in a different type of facility. but for those 2,300 kids who are already in a separate pipeline, to either be placed in foster care or institutionalized, that is underway. and we spoke today with the head of the largest foster agency who deals with migrant children. he said one of the children in their care who s already been placed in a home is just 8 months old. so we re talking about hundreds of babies, toddlers, and very young children who are not going to be reunited with their parents anytime soon. garance burke with the associated press, i really appreciate your time tonight. congratulations on this really important work. thank you. thank you. thanks. all right. much more ahead tonight. stay with us.