Lawmakers Describe 'Dire' Escalating Border Situation

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are warning that the growing numbers of migrant children and their families who are filling holding facilities on the nation's border with Mexico are facing a dire situation, while record numbers of people are being apprehended while trying to enter the country. Department of Homeland Security officials, along with Democrat and Republican lawmakers, toured the El Paso, Texas, sector at the border Friday, where they said they saw hundreds of children who were packed into open rooms while even more families kept coming across the border at night, reports The Washington Post.-- More...