>>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THEIR

OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THEIR PUNITIVE POLICY OF SEPARATING

PUNITIVE POLICY OF SEPARATING FAMILIES IN APRIL.

FAMILIES IN APRIL. BUT THEY ALREADY HAD BEEN TAKING

BUT THEY ALREADY HAD BEEN TAKING TENDER AGED CHILDREN FROM THEIR

TENDER AGED CHILDREN FROM THEIR PARENTS AT THE BORDER FOR

PARENTS AT THE BORDER FOR MONTHS.

MONTHS. ONE FAMILY A MOTHER AND FATHER

ONE FAMILY A MOTHER AND FATHER AND THEIR TWO KIDS AGED 4 AND 14

AND THEIR TWO KIDS AGED 4 AND 14 MONTHS FLED EL SALVADOR IN

MONTHS FLED EL SALVADOR IN NOVEMBER.

NOVEMBER. ONCE THEY GOT TO MEXICO, THE

ONCE THEY GOT TO MEXICO, THE 4-YEAR-OLD STAYED BACK AS THE

4-YEAR-OLD STAYED BACK AS THE FATHER CROSSED THE BORDER AND

FATHER CROSSED THE BORDER AND PRESENTED HIMSELF TO IMMIGRATION

PRESENTED HIMSELF TO IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES ASKING FOR ASYLUM.

AUTHORITIES ASKING FOR ASYLUM. THEY WERE DETAINED.

THEY WERE DETAINED. I.C.E. SEPARATED THEM AND IT

I.C.E. SEPARATED THEM AND IT TOOK A WEEK FOR THE MOTHER TO

TOOK A WEEK FOR THE MOTHER TO FIGURE OUT WHERE HER CHILD WAS.

FIGURE OUT WHERE HER CHILD WAS. THEN ANOTHER 2 1/2 MONTHS TO GET

THEN ANOTHER 2 1/2 MONTHS TO GET HIM BACK.

HIM BACK. SHE SHARED HER EXPERIENCE.

SHE SHARED HER EXPERIENCE. AT HER FAMILY'S REQUEST BECAUSE

AT HER FAMILY'S REQUEST BECAUSE HER HUSBAND IS STILL IN U.S.

HER HUSBAND IS STILL IN U.S. CUSTODY, WE ARE PROTECTING HER

CUSTODY, WE ARE PROTECTING HER IDENTITY.

IDENTITY. >>

>> [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]

[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> DO YOU EVER IMAGINE THAT ONCE

>> DO YOU EVER IMAGINE THAT ONCE YOU GOT TO THE BORDER THAT YOU

YOU GOT TO THE BORDER THAT YOU MIGHT BE SEPARATED FROM YOUR

MIGHT BE SEPARATED FROM YOUR HUSBAND AND YOUR SON?

HUSBAND AND YOUR SON? INTO NO.

INTO NO. [ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]

>> HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO

>> HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO FINALLY GET REUNITED WITH YOUR

FINALLY GET REUNITED WITH YOUR SON?

>> 85 DAYS.

>> 85 DAYS. IT TOOK 85 DAYS FOR YOU TO

IT TOOK 85 DAYS FOR YOU TO REUNITE WITH YOUR SON?

>> WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO FINALLY

>> WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO FINALLY GET THIS LITTLE BOY BACK IN YOUR

GET THIS LITTLE BOY BACK IN YOUR ARMS?

>> WHAT WAS THAT FIRST NIGHT

>> WHAT WAS THAT FIRST NIGHT LIKE WHEN YOU GOT [ BLEEP ]

LIKE WHEN YOU GOT [ BLEEP ] BACK?

>> AFTER BEING SEPARATED FROM

>> AFTER BEING SEPARATED FROM HIM FOR SO LONG, DO YOU HOLD HIM

HIM FOR SO LONG, DO YOU HOLD HIM CLOSER NOW?