say because these families have had to wait so long, and it s difficult for them, in this pounding rainstorm overnight, really surviving here on donated pizza and water bottles making the difficult trek from central america. they say because it s so difficult to apply for asylum here. that many of the families make the decision to cross illegally. and the immigration courts are overflowing as they have been in the last several weeks. even though operation streamline has been in place since 2005 and what advocates call mass trials. but we ve been seeing this over and over again, where dozens of undocumented immigrants are brought into immigration courts. and basically taking to the criminal proceedings all at once in shackles. some of them say they ve been separated from their children and they re pleading guilty, advocates say really to be reunited with their children, as the rainstorm picks back up, stephanie. these migrants do not know when
and they ve been seeing over the last several weeks this increase in defendants that beforehand these judges weren t seeing. operation streamline started in 2005 to have more defendants in one particular court. today we went to an immigration court hearing in brownsville, texas. one of our colleagues went to one yesterday in mcallen, texas, and dozens of parents are there and they are led in shackles and responding to the judge in unison. supporters of the policy say you need to streamline the process
have you picked up anything about these so-called tender aged shelters? we haven t heard about anything like that until the a.p. report right now. from our reporting today we can tell you that these immigration courts right now are overwhelmed and they ve been seeing over the last several weeks this increase in defendants that beforehand these judges weren t seeing. operation streamline started in 2005 to have more defendants in one particular court. today we went to an immigration court hearing in brouwnsville, texas. one of our colleagues went to one yesterday in mcallen, texas, and dozens of parents are there and they are led in shackles and responding to the judge in
a while ago about kreincreasinge number of judges, increasing the number of detainment facilities, but the idea has to be keeping them together as a family and keeping them on the same path as a family which doesn t happen today. if you had though about it, you would have done that first. you have bush with operation streamline, and you have obama, and why did they both end up doing it basically the same way? overcapacity. how was border in both those situations, by the way? it was dangerous, full of human smuggling. over the year, 35%. are we going to brag about the condition of the border under the last two presidents, both bush and obama? let s give it some time. the border has been ignored as an issue for the american people for decades in this country. why? because it served the interest of elites who wanted cheap labor
and the president suggested this a while ago about increasing the number of judges, increasing the number of detainment facilities, but the idea has to be keeping them together as a family and keeping them on the same path as a family which doesn t happen today. if you had thought about it, you would have done that first. you have bush with operation streamline, and you have obama, and why did they both end up doing it basically the same way? overcapacity. how was border in both those situations, by the way? it was dangerous, full of human smuggling. over the year, 35%. are we going to brag about the condition of the border under the last two presidents, both bush and obama? let s give it some time. the border has been ignored as an issue for the american people for decades in this country. why? because it served the interest