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Process of reunifying. >> we have improved the information systems between dhs and us. we are always relying on what information dhs provides to us. we added into our portal, our tracking system for all of these kids, a data field to expressly contain information if any child has been separated from a parent and it to include information about the parent, their alien number, their parents, to always keep them connected. that keblgtist is a high priority for us. we are always dependent on the inf...

Mistake. he said thank you for your patience. i have spoken to border patrol attorney mary garza did not acknowledge it was a mistake. >> so his story, franciscos story was covered by the dallas morning news. it gained a ton of traction on social media. how long do you think that he would have been detained if this story hadnt caused such a stir, that it didnt get so much attention? >> i mean, i honestly dont have a day it could be weeks. i mean, he could even get deported, this has happened in ...

Attention? >> i mean, i honestly dont have a day it could be weeks. i mean, he could even get deported, this has happened in the past. so as soon as he was transferred to i.c.e., given an alien number and placed in removal proceedings, i had to act quick. he started 12th grade next month and i wanted to make sure he could go back to school and just go back to his normal life. >> yeah. so listen, according to the l.a. times last year, nearly 1500 people were released from i.c.e. custody since 201...

Maybe hope the kid gets a lawyer. hope the kid knows moms detention facility location and her alien number and then maybe they can sort it out on their own after getting somebody to change their diaper. i mean, thats how hhs secretary alex azar has thus far been handling the kids that he is in charge of. in addition to that dramatic report from that public defender today, the "washington post" also published this, which they describe as a map and a list of facilities holding these kids separated...

Their parents. there is not a system. there is not a database. there is nothing, no paper work connecting the parent from whom the kids was separate separated -- nothing. just hope the kids could talk or gets a lawyer or hope the kids know moms detention facility and her alien number and hopefully they can sort it out her own. thats how azar has been handling the kids that hes in charge. >> "the washington post" also published this which they describe as a list of facilities holding these kids...

System set up to track parents and children concurrently once they have been separated? are you confirming that? >> after we met that young mother with her 7-year-old daughter who had been arrested hours before and in hours were going to be separated, they didnt know that. i went to the processing center where you can see the kids in a 20 by 20-foot cyclone-fenced cages. given a tour by someone whose job title includes consequence delivery. >> the job title is consequence delivery? >> consequenc...

Came here and made this country great. and were about to lose it forever. >> are you confirming the reporting in "the new yorker" today that there isnt -- there isnt a protocol, there isnt a system set up to track parents and children concurrently once they have been separated? are you confirming that? >> after we met that young mother with her 7-year-old daughter who had been arrested hours before and in hours were going to be separated, they didnt know that. i went to the processing center whe...

Aand his fiance mary join us this morning. >> hi. >> we any you are in the midst in the fight to try to got your dad back here to the united states. where do things stand right now? >> well, basically, security uscis have slammed the door on us and told us there is no way we can bring him back for 10 years. >> take us back to 2011 when he was here in the united states. wife was he here in the first place, mary? >> he came over for a visit, he and his wife. upon arrival, we immediately saw how ba...

The fight over voter i.d. laws has take an new turn because the federal government is now giving access to florida to a key database. the state wants to use it to help remove noncitizens from voter registration lists. richard lui is here. >> good morning. a department of home security database could help republican efforts to remove noncitizens from voter registration lists. the database lists those who are here legally but are not citizens. it uses more than 100 million records from various sou...