What's Life Like for Kids Who Get Caught Crossing Into the US Illegally? Ted Hesson - Fusion
go to original June 21, 2014

Video Shows What Happens to Kids Caught by Border Patrol (Fusion)

Pretty bad, if you judge by photos published by Breitbart last week. Several of the images show children being held in crowded concrete rooms, with bodies practically piled on top of one another.

But that doesn’t tell the whole story. An exclusive video obtained by ABC News takes you inside a facility used to house migrant kids and shows a much different environment.

Children eating fresh fruit, studying English and playing outside with their friends - those are all scenes included in a video released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which is legally obligated to provide housing and healthcare to certain minors apprehended at the border.

Now, there is a key difference between the Breitbart photos and HHS video. The disturbing photos published last week are likely U.S. Border Patrol processing centers. Kids are only supposed to be held in those centers for 72 hours, although they are sometimes kept there longer, according to a White House official.

From the processing centers, children are transferred into the custody of HHS, who might place them in the facility like the one shown in the video above. That facility, which is located in Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border, can house about 100 kids ages 7 to 17.

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