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Reuniting migrant families could take years

In a court filing, U.S. officials said it could take two years to identify possibly thousands of immigrant children separated from their families at the southern border. A federal judge has demanded a plan to find the children and their families. Some of the children may already be with family members, but details are unclear. Associated Press correspondent Elliot Spagat joins CBSN from El Paso, Texas, to explain the latest developments.

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Detention center photos: Where are the girls?

So far, the photos that have been released from the border detention centers do not show any girls. The Department of Health and Human Services hasn't been able to tell us where girls separated from their families are being sent. The Obama administration's former acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, John Sandweg, said Tuesday that sometimes, families separated at the border are never reunited. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal speaks to a public defender who said he represents immigrants with no idea where their children have been taken.

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