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Gets. look, prosecute i.c.e. agents? i.c.e. officers and agents have taken more than 5,000 criminal aliens up the street in new york. that walked out of there sanctuary jails. i.c.e. has done more for public safety in that state in their own governor has. i.c.e. officers on the northern border have shut down opioid trade and -- >> laura: but they say the reason they are upset is because you are separating families, you are focused on deporting these families, when you should be focused on the il...

Gets. look, prosecute i.c.e. agents? i.c.e. officers and agents have taken more than 5,000 criminal aliens up the street in new york. that walked out of there sanctuary jails. i.c.e. has done more for public safety in that state in their own governor has. i.c.e. officers on the northern border have shut down opioid trade and -- >> laura: but they say, tom, the reason theyre upset is because you are separating families, you are focused on deporting these families, when you should be focused on th...

Were not brought across by their parents -- >> theres 10,000 children in custody, hhs that were separated by their parents who hired criminal organizations to put their credit in the trunk of a car and smuggled into united states.at that is child abuse.mu >> laura: who are the parents who send their kids across the border alone? what kind of parent is at? >> the administration of -- putting your kid in the trunk of a car and smuggling to united states. >> laura: tom homan, hey, great to see you....

Adults unfortunately our hard earned criminals, we are not going to place children at the hands of those who have already been convicted in some cases of kidnapping, child abuse, and smuggling and trafficking. >> dana: so they dont have a legal status, do they become less and dreamers? >> we have 10,000 children at the care of hhs who came here unaccompanied, parents separated before they got to the border and send them with the hands of smugglers, criminals, frankly. and in some cases other adu...

As of today she continues to sit in a detention facility in texas. her daughter remains in new york. and as alejandra asks questions, as she sits in limbo, heres what she says shes told. >> translator: the first thing that i ask is always, do you know when will be, my girl will be brought here so she can be reunified with me? and they tell me, no, i dont know anything, they say to me. >> reporter: alejandras daughters attorney has been told a red flag has been raised in the childs case. hhs says...

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Told. >> translator: the first thing i ask is do you know when we will be? when we will be brought together? they say no. i dont know anything. >> reporter: hhs says they will not comment on specific cases. they say any family who has not been reunited at this time is because of specific concerns they have with the family. the womans attorney says a red flag has been raised in the case. dave and laura, no two stories are the same, but frustration remains. one of britains most talented young sn...

They were detained and separated. 11 days ago she was given paper work for release and told she would be reunited with her daughter. that did not happen. as of today, she remains in a facility in texas and her daughter in new york. she sits in limbo and looks for answers, here is what she is told. >> translator: the first thing i asked is always do you know when we will be? my girl brought here? they tell me no. i dont know anything. they say to me. >> reporter: hhs tells us they will not commen...

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That means or how to challenge those red flags. hhs not willing to discuss cases specifically with us, but a spokesperson telling cnn today, quote, parents in i.c.e. custody that have not yet been reunited with their child are a result of concerns over safety on parentage. o.r.r., the office of refugee resettlement, is working with dhs to evaluate if a parent sell jibl for reunification on a case-by-case basis and will continue to put the safety of children first during this process. so as i sai...