Video footage has revealed the heartbreaking words of an unaccompanied two-year-old girl who turned up at the border alone clutching just a piece of paper.

The tiny two-year-old girl from El Salvador was found at the border in Maverick County, Texas, holding on to a piece of paper with a name and phone number while telling police she was searching for her mom and dad.

The toddler, dressed in a bright pink jacket, was part of a group of over 200 illegal migrants - including a staggering 60 unaccompanied minors - who were detained on Sunday.