Biometrics and the migrant caravan

The World

US officials say more than 600 individuals traveling with the migrant caravan are convicted criminals. How do they know that? Washington Post correspondent Nick Miroff talks with host Marco Werman about an intelligence-sharing partnership between the US and Mexico that collects data on migrants. 

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