The U.S. Government said on Thursday that it had reunited all eligible children under age 5 with their parents after their separation at the U.S.-Mexico border caused an international uproar.
The government, which is under court order to reunite thousands of children separated from their parents under its “zero-tolerance’’ policy, said 57 had been reunited as of 7 a.m. (1200 GMT) on Thursday.
The remaining 46 in the group were ineligible for a variety of reasons, including having parents suspected of abuse, according to a joint statement from the Department of Homeland Security, the Justice Department and the Department of Health and Human Services.
The government is under pressure to reunite the children under a court order issued on June 26.
The zero-tolerance policy required their separation after they attempted to cross illegally over the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Trump administration initiated the policy in April as a tactic against illegal migration.
But my mid June, when the government admitted that more than 2,000 children had been separated while their parents were held in detention awaiting court dates, the administration came under pressure to rescind it.
President Donald Trump responded by signing an executive order to keep migrant families together after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border.
The June 26 court order gave the government one month to reunite all children affected by the policy, but set a tighter deadline of 14 days for reuniting children under age 5.
The government initially failed to meet that deadline on Tuesday, saying it had reunited only four of the young children with their parents.
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