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Country. kids who are in foster facilities where there is state laws and federal laws. what is in the best interest of the child. how is it in the best and of the child to bring them back into the detention facility that doesnt comply with flores. >> you cant yank them out of a foster situation and transport them. >> it is not that simple. once they are taken away, it gets more complicated and there is a simple way to do it. release the parents put them on the bracelet. you have humanity and fam...

Country. so, a, finding the kids and bringing them back is difficult. you have kids in foster facilities where there are various state laws and federal laws in place regarding the conditions in which that child is going to be confined and whats in the best interest of the child. how is it in the best interest of the child to bring them back into a detention facility that doesnt comply with flores? >> you cant yank them out and transport them -- >> its not that simple. once they get taken away, i...

They are doing their job well. the problem is you have multiple agencies involve. cbp has the initial apprehension, hands them off to the department of justice. if the children are separated they go into health & human services custody, then farmed out to foster facilities. thats a complicated movement for the government. now the turn of a hat, they are told we are going to start separating families. now the kids are getting shipped off. was there a plan to reunite the kids in the beginning? did...

Your first look at the country is a u.s. military base. i mean -- >> right. >> yeah. quite a point. the detroit free press as he mentioned reports that foster care employees in michigan are alarmed over the number of children arriving in foster facilities because of trumps policy. the paper reports the average age of these children is 8 years old. and the youngest is just a few months. with me now, the programs supervisor for the transitional foster care program at bethany. hannah mills. >> can ...

>> reporter: it was his 11th home under the care of georgias department of family and child services, kyle said this placement changed his life. >> none of the group homes i had been to, placements or nothing. ive never had nobody treat me the way the the bridge does. >> he credits intensive group therapy with making the difference. hes even grateful for the behavior control room. >> i came here to calm down several dimes. >> did it work? >> it does. youre taking personal time. >> they would car...

West side. 32 youth sleep, eat and go to school here. >> coming here to the bridge was i guess the breaking point to a radical change in my life. >> reporter: it was his 11th home while under the care of georgias department of child and family services. kyle says this placement changed his life. >> none of the group homes ive been to, placements or nothing, i never had nobody to treat me the way the bridge has. >> reporter: kyle credits the services including intensive group therapy with making ...

Security council, the office of management and budget. but also the white house, coordinating meetings where you bring the agency leadership. they flag the issues, say let me explain how this works when we take these kids, they end up in foster facilities. it is hard to bring them back. i dont see any sign thats happened. communication statements are being given contradicting each other all over the place because no one knows the plan. >> 500 kids have so far been reunited. are you surprised its...