Redskins cornerback Josh Norman and Saints linebacker Demario Davis visited South Texas this week on a mission: help immigrant children.

Norman told USA Today that after seeing reports of children separated from their parents at the border under President Donald Trump's since-discontinued "zero-tolerance" policy, he felt compelled to help.

Just a few days later, Norman and Davis landed in San Antonio late at night and went to a 24-hour Walmart, where they spent several hours — and $10,000 of their own money — buying food and supplies.

“Put yourself in somebody else’s shoes,” Norman told USA Today. “They’ve got nothing, come here seeking asylum, know nothing of where they’re going to, other than that it’s gotta be better than where they were. Then you get to this place, and they treat you like less than a dog. We’ve lost our touch as a humanity.”

Working with RAICES Texas, a non-profit, San Antonio-based aid group, Norman and Davis were soon handing out the supplies to children.

“We walked into the place and you could see how broken they were,” Norman said. “So disheartened. They don’t know where they are, really. Then we brought out the bookbags and it was like flipping a light switch. You could see the darkness replaced by light and the joy.”

“The people started hugging us," Davis said. "The most genuine smiles and hugs. They didn’t know us, didn’t know how to speak the language. But it just showed that a little bit of love can go a long way. It was just special, special to see.”

Norman and Davis, his longtime friend, later purchased more supplies, and bought 20 boxes of pizza for a group of children. They left later that day, but not before making an impression.

“I’m telling you it felt better than anything else I’ve ever done: to help give someone else a fighting chance,” Norman told USA Today. “Someone else laid down their life for us to live in this country and have the freedoms we have. I’ve been provided such riches, and a great life, so why should I not help others

"All of us have so much more than they do. Every one of us can be a hero. That’s what the U.S. is supposed to be based on. Not all this hate and division.”