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Iranian presence in syria, refuses to withdraw them entirely. he meets with president trump on monday wh is currently in belgium for nato summit. rob: vice president mike pence vowing to promise. >> in the last generation or more where weve had members of federal judiciary who literally have been making policy and making law from the bench. rob: majority leader mitch mcconnell urging the senate to move quickly on brett kavanaughs confirmation. jillian: a judge ordering the white house to reunite...

He says dna testing and extensive vetting is not needed for every single one of these parents unless there is a reasonable doubt unless the adult isnt a parent or extensive criminal history. eight parents have been denied reunions because of their criminal records. >> sandra: what about the other deadline approaching, july 26th? >> were talking about some nearly 3,000 kids 5 years or older that are supposed to be reunited with parents by july 26. we spoke to the lawyer of jenny gonzalez. her kid...

Is failing to meet a deadline thats been imposed by a court to reunite these youngest children separated, those under the age of 5. does the government know where all these children are? >> well, i think the government knows where all the children are. what i think the government -- what it looks like the government failed to do was adequately keep records matching the children to the parents. so theyre doing things like dna testing to try to validate parentage. >> so they lost -- this is one of...

So hard to get the money back and trying collect it. dont rob the bank in the first place. i mean, dont separate the children so you have to work so hard to get them back together. yes, it does seem like theres good faith efforts under way, but you know, sometimes people talk about it as if its like hurricane katrina, but that was an act of god. that was something that was, you know, that was a terrible response, but george bush didnt start the rain in new orleans. this is a completely trump adm...

>> well, i dont think a kidnapper, or child abuser, or child trafficker ought to be able to take a kid out of country or be reunited in ice facilities. i dont think the court believes that either. if we hadnt done this work. done our work to protect child welfare by confirming parentage and doing criminal background checks on the individuals. the children would have been reunited in exceedingly dangerous situations. im proud of the work we do. i believe we are saving kids lives here, by the work...

Hearing here is hes not extending the deadline here for these youngs children. the judgment does still stand far when the deadline is. we know four children have been reunited. thats before we talked into court today. the government says 34 families are ready to be reunited today. the judge found that there are 63 children who should be reunited with their children today. one of the issue that did come up of dna testing making sure the children did belong to their parents. parents have documenta...

It wont be able to reunite all children under age 5 by tomorrows court-ordered deadline. >> every day that goes by where children are not reunited is troubling. >> reporter: 54 of 102 children will see their parents tomorrow. two have already been reunited. but the government is arguing it needs more time to complete background checks and dna testing to confirm family ties. some parents cant immediately be found. 18 have been either deported or released inside the u.s. and one 3-year-old is in l...

He is one of the kids that should be reunified. but im very concerned because i dont know anything. we wanted to understand, craig, why is an asylum seeker marias children was taken away and still fought reunified with her. so we asked i.c.e. about her case. they said she had a quote criminal history in el salvador. maria says shes been exxon rated and shown the document proving she wasnt guilty. one question i still have is why she has been released and why the children are still being kept in ...

Asylum. theres zero crime in that whatsoever. >> reporter: ice alleges theres a criminal history in her case. we dont understand why she was released and why the boys are in the shelter. i think the way the case is emblematic is shes having to prove she is these childrens mother. shes submitting dna testing, fingerprinting for everyone in the household. thats a process shes being told can take weeks if not months. its a situation that many other are going through. only 38 families getting reunif...

Amounts of arm twisting to get those really needed votes. >> let me switch gears. april, tomorrow is the deadline a federal judge imposed on getting children under 5 years old reunited with their moms and their dads. the administration is asking for a delay. they say think need more time. but its so, so disconcerting, so worrisome that a lot of these kids and their mothers and fathers, the government itself is unclear whos where and whats going on. >> were now at a point of dna testing. were at ...