'The children wanted to help us': Lawmaker emotionally recalls note from detained migrants

Rep. Madeleine Dean became emotional while describing an interaction she had with detained migrant children, saying a group of children 'in a cage behind glass' passed a note to her under a door asking, 'How can we help you?'

Washington Rep. Madeleine Dean became emotional while describing an interaction she had Monday with detained migrant children, saying a group of children"in a cage behind glass" passed a note to her under a door asking,"How can we help you?"

A number of Democratic lawmakers visited two border detention centers in Texas in the days after Congress passed a $4.6 billion bill to send emergency funding to the border last week. Dean appeared on CNN's"The Lead" on Tuesday and told host Jake Tapper of her experience visiting a migrant detention center in Clint, Texas.

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