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They formed a line and then began moving towards protesters.
And there was some pushing back and forth.
And then there was like this pop, pop, pop.
And they started to use pepper balls to disperse the crowd.
There were more.
There was another loud pop and a lot more.
white smoke and it started to hit me and our producer Sam as well as other protesters and other media there and it was hard to breathe we couldn't see Leila it was like breathing hot sauce it was not pleasant and in the end Texas DPS said that two people were arrested for resisting arrests and interfering with public duties
Right.
So Castro visited the detention center earlier in the day with Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, and they met with Liam Ramos and his father for about 30 minutes.
And Castro said the boy appeared physically and emotionally affected by his detention.
Castro said the family entered the U.S.
legally and are waiting for their asylum case.
And earlier this week on Monday, Liam Ramos' mother in Minnesota said that her son is getting sick from the quality of food in the facility.
That's right.
So this one started after guards ordered an immigration attorney to leave while detainees, many of them children, poured into open areas of the center and chanted,
or freedom.
Now, this is according to that attorney who captured it on his phone.
Later, there was drone footage by the Associated Press that showed large crowds in the outside portions of the facility.
Now, attorney Eric Lee said his clients that he later spoke with told him the detainee protests also was triggered by concerns over the treatment of Liam Ramos and the overall conditions at the facility for the other children.
So ICE didn't respond to our request for comment, but the Department of Homeland Security has said that the child was taken into custody after his father fled an encounter with agents.