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Trump Administration Faces Court Deadlines On Family Reunification

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About 3,000 migrant children are in federal custody in facilities around the country. A judge is now weighing a lawsuit from immigrant parents, and has ordered the federal government to reunite the youngest of the children — about 100 under the age of 5 — with their parents by Tuesday.

Here & Now's Lisa Mullins speaks with USA Today immigration reporter Alan Gomez (@alangomez) for an update on whether officials are going to be able to meet that deadline.

This segment aired on July 9, 2018.

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