On Monday, immigrant parents who have been separated from their children spoke out in El Paso, Texas. This is Iris, a mother from Honduras whose 6-year-old son was forcibly taken from her by immigration authorities.

Iris: “I think that’s what I most desire, to have my son in my arms. That’s the dream that comes to me. I fall asleep, and the first thing I dream is to dream of him.”

Reporter 1: “Do you plan on going to Arizona, where your son is?”

Iris: “I can’t go to Arizona. I think we’re not allowed to do that. If it weren’t for these good people who have supported us here, we wouldn’t have known what to do to find our children.”

Reporter 2: “If you knew your children would be taken away when you got here, would you have come?”

Iris: “No, at no time. I think none of us parents who are here would have done that. No one wants to endanger their children, who are the most sacred thing God has given us.”

We’ll have more on the long-term impact of the separation of migrant children from their parents later in the broadcast.