In 2019, reported conditions inside the Border Patrol station in Clint, TX where hundreds of migrant children were being held sparked a national outcry and congressional hearings. Now, nine-year-old Dariana becomes the first child held inside the Clint facility who has been known to speak to the media: “Maybe we’d go out about 15 minutes a day … the rest of the time we were locked up,” she tells FRONTLINE in this excerpt from “Targeting El Paso.”
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The nine-year-old girl doesn’t remember exactly when she was separated from her father after they crossed the border into the United States. But she does remember the color of the uniforms of the armed guards at Clint: “They were green,†she tells FRONTLINE. “Green, but they had guns in their holsters.â€
There were no adults caring for her, she says — only cameras.
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"our american dream is over" a father's last statement…
So many ignorant comments for a Frontline video. Surprising.
She is taught to say all this
Very smart girl
If you have a criminal record and you take your little girl with you you are using her as a shield thinking they're going to let you through because of her you put her through this no one else you the father.
Hopefully her story reaches others and discourage them to come to this god awful country. I am sure they will have a better shot at other more open and peaceful places like Israel, China or even Saudi Arabia. Those countries I am sure offer free health and food stamps to such desperate people.
Political greed.
It is Amazon she can speak and understand spanish
GOOD OH 😂😂😂😂 WELL DON'T COME. BACK 2 US 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Only persons responsible are her parents. I feel sorry for the poor Border Patrol Officers for having to be baby sitters for illegals.
Illegals are treated to well and given to much care. Thats why they invade.
Boo hoo!
Children suffer because bad parents make bad decisions… that’s why they call it “illegal entry†and yes AOC, it is a crime. Funny how your documentary doesn’t address that.
This is really sad she looks like my kid when she was small
Keep her locked up there.. brat
I'm not going to watch your liberal leftist propaganda! PBS has become nothing but BS!
I find it reprehensible that many of you say "Too bad!" Or other cruel words. You can find no fault with the children; they are not responsible for their lives and we do not hold them responsible for "… the sins of the father…" Beware your disdain and contempt for children; you will find yourself in hell very quickly.
And yet no one asks Tom Cruise about all the children separated from their parents in Scientology.
These people are using their own children to cross the border illegally… For all the activists and liberals if you are so worried about these people… You have the solution in your own hands put them in your homes. ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜. Every single country has the right to protect its borders.
Years and years these people have been crossing the border using and risking their children’s lives. Too bad! I hope, PBS release the COYOTES’ business such as human and drug trafficking.
It’s really heartbreaking, we can definetely start pointing fingers at the responsable for all of these but the true victims here are the kids
I love Frontline. Thank you.
This is why we need a Peaceful Revolution in this country. It started with Occupy Wall Street but was Beaten down by Police who are no longer fighting for the people they Serve!!
Our Country has turned into a Country that Jails and treats Children like Criminals under Donald Trump among other Terrible things!!! Which I find extremely disgusting!!
America love to destroy families then record it. God dont like ugly!
90% of her problem was the trip up with her father. Bad parent! When you break the law you don't bring your kids
Abolish borders now!
What a smart girl she is, I bet having to go through what she did made her grow up fast.
So now they are back in their terrible lives riding horses by the river
She has to go back, more liberal propaganda.
Usar a niños para lograr cualquier propósito debe ser castigado. Todo padre protege a sus hijos y estos “padres†arriesgan la vida de sus pequeños. Ellos saben que los coyotes violan y desaparecen niños y a pesar de ello los envÃan?? Muy mal!!
You know, south american countries should be able to take care of their own children, or do we just expect less from them.
how about doing a report on all the children trafficking rings broken up by boder patrol – idiots
You can't let everyone into America.
You want to come, get a Visa.
Paying smugglers , lying.
Pass.