The Trump administration says it knows the location of all children in its custody after it separated them from their families at the southern border and is working to reunite them. On Wednesday, in the face of fierce international opprobrium, Donald Trump ordered an end to the practice of separating parents and children held after entering the US without documentation.

According to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fact sheet, 2,053 minors who were separated at the border are being cared for in facilities run by the Department of Heath and Human Services (HHS). On Saturday, groups of Democratic lawmakers toured detention facilities in Texas and elsewhere. Some said there was no clear plan for the reunification process.

The fact sheet on “zero-tolerance prosecution and family reunification” was released that evening. It said any parent must request that their child be deported with them. In the past, DHS said, many parents have elected to be deported without their children. That may be a reflection of violence or persecution they face in their home countries.(theguardian)…[+]