PBS NewsHour

Migrant seeking asylum says his toddler was taken away

Clip: 12/22/2017 | 6m 13s  | Video has closed captioning.

At least four Central American men in this California detention facility say U.S. immigration officials took their children after they arrived at the border, asking for asylum. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says the agency separated the children for their safety, because the men didn't have enough proof they were the fathers. Special correspondent Jean Guerrero of KPBS in San Diego reports.

Aired: 12/22/17

Rating: NR

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