- The Trump administration will not be reuniting migrant children with their parents being held in detention facilities.
- Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said reuniting families will only happen when parents gain asylum or drop their claims for asylum, leading to deportation.
- The department still has 2,047 children separated from their families at the US-Mexico border in its custody.
The Trump administration will not be reuniting migrant children with parents who are being held in detention facilities, a cabinet secretary has said.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday that the administration will only reunite separated children with parents who are granted asylum or agree to drop their claims for asylum. Those who drop their claims will subsequently be deported.
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