Trump administration fails to meet the deadline to reunite children under 5 with parents

"Why was it so easy for them to take our children but so hard to give them back?"

— Digna, a 37-year-old Salvadoran mother who has been separated from her two children since crossing the border in May. https://t.co/WMVFkhYNN1

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 10, 2018

"Well I have a solution, tell people not to come to our country illegally."

— President Trump's response when asked about the government failing a court ordered deadline to reunite the youngest separated migrant children with their families.

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— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 11, 2018

As migrant families are reunited, some children don't recognize their parents.

"He didn’t recognize me," said Mirce Alba Lopez, 31, of her 3-year-old son, Ederson, her eyes welling up with tears. "My joy turned temporarily to sadness." https://t.co/eVq3EQ48Cn

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 11, 2018

Alex Azar claims his agency’s care of migrant children is "one of the great acts of American generosity and charity."

His critics say he’s spouting “gibberish.” https://t.co/bLwZ7SKoy7

— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) July 11, 2018

3,000+ migrant children still locked in cages in the United States. pic.twitter.com/RT5zrQ0BDt

— Antonio (@AntonioArellano) July 11, 2018

And just one slice of the thousands of kids they have. We see why last two admins handled differently. It wasn’t weakness – it was realty. Trump had every reason to know this would be the result of mass arrests and yet failed to plan. Known as recklessness in law https://t.co/eO5dGzyr3Q

— Christopher C. Cuomo (@ChrisCuomo) July 11, 2018

Some of the youngest immigrant children in the government's custody were returned to their parents yesterday. Dozens more remain apart.

An honor to work on this important story with these two badass ladies, @arelisrhdz and @mariasacchetti. https://t.co/POGvsqUNeg

— Marissa J. Lang (@Marissa_Jae) July 11, 2018