it s like they need a second mama. she gives them that. even housing those separated from their parents before placing them with a relative. she knows what to do if she gets separated from her mom. she told me to open the door and just call her and to come and to pick me up. nora says the impact of separation on a child is devastating. it s so painful. it s terrible. the way that they are separated from mama and papa, one woman to another, that feeling to be alone, that nobody cares. an immigrant, she knows firsthand the desperation of many parents who bring their kids over. it s not because they want to come.
she told me to open the door just call her, call moirtar nore and pick me up. reporter: nora says the impact of separation on a child is devastating. it s so painful. it s terrible. they wait that they are separated from mama and papa. and that feeling to be alone that nobody cares. an immigrant from nicaragua, she knows firsthand the desperation of many parents who bring their kids over. it s not because they want to com come, it s because they have no choice. reporter: although she s been doing this work for over a decade, the fear and confusion growing since president trump took office. we need a president with compassion, with love, with respect for the human rights, with love for the children and
pro publica, you can hear the desperate sobbing of children from one day last week. this little girl appeared to be separated from her dad. you can also hear children calling for mama and papa. in the audio, you can also hear a border patrol agent in what appears to be a reference to all of the crying. late today, congressman joaquin castro listened to the audio with us. so, this is purportedly audio of a separation. yeah, and you see the brutality there and the severe emotional trauma these kids are experiencing. and the president should not be using these kids as leverage to get a border wall or whatever he s trying to do. it s obscene. reporter: abc news has