did you think about going to the u.s.? no. reporter: no. why not? because i got for theed already. reporter: what is it like here in tapachula? like [ bleep ], i don t know. it s a bad situation, but it s not good. right now, the situation in america is very difficult for illegal immigrants. reporter: president trump isn t just affecting the lives of migrants, he s shifting policy inside mexico. his tune on the country has recently, not so subtly, shifted. i want to thank, by the way, the country of mexico. they ve got 21,000 soldiers on the border right now. i m starting to like mexico a lot. reporter: this is the new reality for the mexican government ever since president trump threatened this country with tariffs. 11,000 new national guardsmen have been stood up along the border with guatemala. for the commander here and his
they came through according to them they said they didn t the tell the authorities, child protective services type of authorities because they didn t want to alert them raids were going on. in some situations bus drivers were told find out if there s somebody at the house and if there isn t don t drop them off bring them back to school. these kids have no idea what s going on. hopefully it s a relative someone who they know, here s the situation, here s what s going on. we re working hard to get them back. your parents love you and still be there for you. we ll get-together as soon as we can. does the medical community have any advice for i.c.e.? both the american psychological association and american pediatrics are saying the same thing. these children need the to be the priority in these situations and that means you need to make sure plans are in place beforehand to take care of these children. and like the government said they didn t want to alert people, didn t want to alert