Migrant Children Heard Crying On Tape Are The Voices 'Left Out' Conversation
Children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border and held at a Border Patrol facility are heard wailing inconsolably in seven minutes of audio obtained by ProPublica.
by Mary Louise Kelly
Jun 19, 2018
3 minutes
A recording of migrant children crying for their mothers and fathers has gripped the nation — and ratcheted up the debate over the Trump administration's policy of separating families at the border.
The seven minutes of audio, recorded last week, provide rare insight into one of the facilities where children are temporarily held while their parents remain in immigration detention.
Amid the wailing children, a Border Patrol officer is heard saying in Spanish: "Well, we have an orchestra
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