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Fights, missing children. what we do understand is there is a disconnect between what the government says is happening in these shelters that they operate versus what these children are saying is happening. we now see a federal judge mandating an independent monitor be present in these facilities to keep her abreast of what's happening there, fred. as you mentioned, 711 children still in the custody of the u.s. government separated from their families. >> all right, very troubling. kaylee hartung, thank you so much. let's discuss the politics of this. i'm joined by mike bennett, senior vice pr...

Deadline to reunite separating families and an estimated 700 children still remain in custody. officials say the families were ineligible for reunification for various reasons such as the parents declined, they were deported or they had criminal records. cnn correspondent kaylee hartung is in mcallen, texas. >> reporter: there's no straight answer as to what happens to these 711 kids still in the u.s. government's custody. one former i.c.e. official warning some of these children may never see their parents again. but it's our understanding there are essentially four options for these children...

It's not easy to do. they're trying vigorously to solve the problem. >> but isn't that after the fact? isn't that the argument that that's after the fact there was a lack of organization is what we heard from so many. in fact -- >> which should not be surprising. a problem of this scale is something that's difficult to get a handle on and to solve in a short period of time. i have every impression that people are trying to resolve this problem responsibly, expeditio expeditiously. it's tragic these parents continue to be separated from their parents. but every indication i've seen, all the rep...

That everyone has for my dad. - [narrator] check out our huge selection of custom t-shirts and more, for teams, businesses, and every occasion. you'll even get free shipping. get started today at customink.com. eric: a fox news alert of efforts to reunite the families we are told are continuing this weekend. the parents and children who were separated at the border. the trump administration claims it has met the court order deadline on unification. activists are saying hundreds of children still remain in the governments care and are continuing to be separated from their families. garrett tenn...

Reunited is reunited and now the attention has shifted and you know that's not the case, but back and forth. >> there are over 711 children who have not been reunited. but they're no longer here, can't be reunited, but 200, 250. neil: they were back. 150 waived the right to be reunited and a look see to determine if they can be. and there's a-- if they have a criminal background they will not be reunited. so it's a mixed bag whether these children could ever be reunited. so many 711 that's been reported that have not been, but various reaps why. >> but the sad part about this, whether you're d...