The facility also houses adults and individuals are separated based on how they crossed into the United States.
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A day before, the media was given 15 minutes to write down what was seen in person at the facility. Reporters couldn't bring cameras. Inside, men, women and children are kept in large cages. They are segregated according to how they crossed the border. CBS News poll: Two-thirds of Americans say separating children, parents at border unacceptable "It's not just a very simple issue of separating the families. We have to look at this broader and without emotion and objectively," said Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Chief Manuel Padilla Jr. "We actually have to do something about the current immigration law that has many loopholes." Pediatric doctor says separating families at border is "a form of child abuse"Laura Bush: Taking kids from parents at border is "cruel," "immoral" Asked if illegal immigration has become so bad that separating families is the best way to deter people from coming illegally, Padilla said it's "one of the only options." The detention process is complex, with many variables. But generally under the Trump administration's zero tolerance approach, parents are subject to criminal proceedings, and minors are reclassified as unaccompanied alien children. The maximum holding time for them is 72 hours before they are placed in one of approximately 100 shelters. In this handout photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol agents conduct intake of illegal border crossers at the Central Processing Center on June 17, 2018 in McAllen, Texas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection The goal is placement with a family member already living in the U.S. If a parent seeking a claim of asylum is denied, the policy is for them to be reunited with their child, but the process could take weeks. Rudy Cisneros is a Mexican-American Army veteran and reacted to what is happening in McAllen. "Not taking away from what these kids are going through, and I understand people want a better life, but there's a process and we're a nation of laws," he said. "Whether you like him or not, Trump, he at least is trying to do something to secure our country." Belinda Garcia might seem like someone who would support the president's policies. She lives a quarter-mile from the Rio Grande River where migrants swim across and then run through her backyard. She says her fence is bent because of it. Yet she doesn't the support zero tolerance policy of prosecuting every person who enters illegally, and she doesn't want to see families separated. She doesn't even support the president's border wall. "I don't think they should be prosecuted just because they're crossing the border," she added. © 2018 CBS Interactive Inc. 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Ursula (detention center)
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The center, better known as "Ursula," is the largest immigration processing and detention center run by the Border Patrol and the Customs and Border Protection Agency. 
 The detention and processing center was opened in 2014 at 3700 W. Ursula Avenue in McAllen, Texas. The facility is made from a former warehouse which was leased by the federal government and modified to be able to hold 1,000 children. Children are kept in cages made of chain-link fencing inside of the 77,000 square-foot warehouse. 
 Minors who arrive at the Mexico–United States border unaccompanied or who have been separated from their families are supposed to only stay in this type of processing center for under 72 hours. After processing, minors are sent to facilities run by the Department of Health and Human Services.