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Hitting that mark for the reunification process. during a court hearing on friday, the judge said in part, quote, im very impressed with the effort thats being made. it really does appear that there has been great progress towards reunification. it appears the process is working, it is on track and is on time. some of the activists we spoke with say the separations only highlight the ongoing immigration problems. they say there will still be major issues even if all the families are reunited on ...

Agreement the twof othem could come to, but one thing is for sure that putin is so much smarter in negotiations than trump, and trump like with north korea may come away with something that he can announce of what feels like a victory, but in that matchup, putin will certainly have the upperhand. >> we hope otherwise. >> we hope it, but we have so much experience that it may not be. >> and jamie metzl, thank you for joining us. >> and now, at the mexican border, a official blasting the trump adm...

Administration failing to have a plan for living up to it. >> we will comply with the artificial deadlines created by the court. we will comply, even if those deadlines prevent us from conducting our standard or even a truncated vetting process. >> so at the end of the day, that process cannot seem to even reunify all 102 children younger than five years old with their families. and again, late today, secretary azar painted a postcard picture of the lives that these kids now lead. >> wolf, what ...

And again, late today, secretary azar painted a postcard picture of the lives that these kids now lead. >> wolf, what we do is provide as caring an environment. they get education. theyre getting athletics. theyre getting entertainment, they get medical care, dental care, health care, vision care. theyre getting snacks. we then of course the care manager, the case management to try to place them with relatives, if its not about this reunification process. we place them in a safe environment with...

>> where is the grandmother and the other custodial parents? >> they have all now been reunited together. the grandmother was released from custody. there was no criminal activity or behavior there. so theyre all together on the west coast going through this reunification process. andrea, its important to point out too, it looks like all the stress of the separation and the uncertainty is taking a toll. the grandmother over the weekend suffered a stroke and was in hospital for a few days. >> a s...

Try to place them with relatives if it is not about reunification process. we place them in a safe environment with other relatives who are here in the country. even if theyre here illegally. its what we do as part of the program regularly. but it is always about child welfare, compassion, love towards these kids. and protecting them. i know thats what you want. any one else wants. >> everybody wants, wants these little kids to be with their mothers and fathers. mr. secretary, if you could go ba...

>> nay have had these lists of unaccompanied high nors, so there is no reason, no excuse not to know exactly where they are all of the time. >> this same administration gave us a an estimate last week for the number of kids overall. he say feuder than 3,000, he doesnt know the full number. it is clear they dont have an exact accounting, isnt it? >> there is no reason they should not have an exact -- i would say not only impact, but to the moment, know where each of the individual kids are. >> th...

Deadline imposed by a federal judge in california just a couple of weeks ago after a move by the american civil liberties union and that was the deadline imposed by the federal judge saying children under the age of 5 had to be reunited with their families by tomorrow. the government in a court hearing today in california said that of the roughly little more than 100 children applying under the specific ruling this only a little more than 50 of them to be reunited by the deadline tomorrow and th...

Relatives and parents exactly the treatment the kids have, but secondly, you need to know immediately, if you know in the process, where the reunification process is. >> so that if i felt has not given you the answers? the one that turned you away? >> zero, i could not even get the director of the facility to come tell me the basics. >> as the administration given you any answers? >> no, but we precleared it. the white house knew as well as hhs knew that i was going to this facility. ultimately ...

Difficult. its a giant policy challenge. and it is. give the government a bit of grace. theyre the ones who separated these families. now reuniting them is hard. politically this has become a giant headache. >> absolutely because now you have the president having sort of gone back on what he originally said was a no holds barred policy, a zero tolerance policy. he signed that executive order to try to get this problem under control. he didnt want to do it. his base didnt like he had to do it, bu...