BORDER/CHILDREN/COURT/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It’s been more than a week since a federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration to reunite the families it separated at the border. Officials say they’re working to comply and meet deadlines the court set. But they’ve been tight-lipped about many details. At a status hearing in a San Diego federal court Friday [7-6-18], we could get some responses to key questions. Among them: What steps are officials taking to meet the deadlines? US District Judge Dana Sabraw laid out a series of deadlines in his ruling. By Friday, officials must make sure every separated parent has a way to contact their child. By July 10, children under 5 must be reunited with their parents. And by July 26, all children should be reunited with their parents. In a court filing ahead of Friday’s hearing, the government outlined a series of steps it’s taking to comply with the court order: including DNA testing, increased staffing and expediting existing processes.”
–Catherine E. Shoichet, “The government hasn’t answered key questions on family separations,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, July 6, 2018 1:07 pm