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A month and half ago, she and her 6-year-old daughter crossed the border fleeing gang violence in honduras. they were detained, and then alejandra were told these are the documents for release and she would reunited later in the day, but it did not happen. and today, she is sitting in a detention facility in texas the, and her daughter in new york and while she is looking for answers in limbo, this is what she is being told. are. >> translator: the first thing they ask can is always, do you know...

Administration, to 2014, very much predating president trumps administration and zero tolerance policy, but nevertheless disturbing to hear. at least 125 calls fielded alleging sex offenses. there were also allegations of fighting and missing children in the u.s. run government run facilities. now, hhs has responded to the claim saying, quote, our focus is always on safety and the best interest of each child. these are vulnerable children in difficult circumstances, hhs treats its responsibility...

The group looked at 70 immigrant youth shelters run by health and human services and heres what they found. police responded to at least 125 calls in the past five years alleging sex offenses at shelters. police reports and call logs also document allegations of fights and children missing. cnn was not able to obtain the data they used in its report independently. we reached out to some of the shelters but with no response. some responded to pro publica, though, health and human services gave th...

Placed them in a haphazard, chaotic way in care facilities across the country. some of the foster care facilities are in new york. theyre then put under a gag order where the foster care facility cant even tell the state which regulates the foster care facility how many children they have or what the circumstances are. i said to the secretary of hhs let us help. let us help with the reunification, let us help getting services to these children. >> how can new york help? >> well, they have foster...

The u.s. governent cant locate their parents, that their parents have already been released from i.c.e. custody. if that were the case in the rio grande valley, it is likely they would have passed through this bus terminal behind me onto the next destination. as more people are released from detention, were hearing stories not just of the trauma these children and adults have speernls speern experienced due to the separation, but conditions and abuse suffered by some children. it is documented i...

They have been attatapping into it is a new reppized nejd. we need to be worried about it and conscious of it as a nation. >> i want to get your take on the status of unifications. do you think that this hearing is going to give answers to the questions that we all have about why hundreds of children are still separated from their parents? >> i wish i could say that i could say they would, but we sent a letter from all of the women and the house just asking questions and we got a letter back yes...

Reunited. i know for a fact the reunifications in the courts criteria. and they chose to leave the united states because they got the child here to the united states and hhs, they work hard, arbitrary deadline based on metrics and how agencies operate and one thing i will mention, and freedom reunification, under the smaller group, and the dna,

Custody. the adult associated with the child is either not eligible for reunification or not available for discharge at this time. reacting to that, the aclu says "we are thrilled for the families were finally reunited that many more remain separated. the trump administration is trying to sweep them under the rug by unilaterally picking and choosing who is eligible for reunification." your response. >> is not surprising the aclu would say that. you know what is sweeping up under the rug? aclu sw...

Who came to the u.s. by themselves and subject to the procedures. so for those children, if there is anyone in the u.s. that they can establish as what they consider a sponsor, that is often a family member or family friend or someone otherwise close to the child. if there is someone who comes forward and passes the vetting of hhs, then the child can be released to them. there are also kids who remain in the facilities until they are 18. then they may be subject to adult detention as well if the...

The child is in hhs custody somewhere in the united states. >> they have talked to their son a couple of times. its also -- those are very hard conversations, because the son is crying all the time. they get on the phone, why did you leave me? how come you wont come and get me? whats he going to understand about zero tolerance policy? >> that is what advocates are very worried about. immigration attorneys are very worried about this. in the coming weeks and months, thats what they are expecting ...