Thread by @jacobsoboroff

NEW: Lawyers say they still have not reached parents of 611 kids separated by Trump, per tonight's court filing. That number breaks down this way:

➡️ Parents of 392 were deported
➡️ Parents of 201 are likely in U.S.
➡️ Trump admin has no contact info for parents of 18 kids

Last month, that number was 628. Incoming Biden-Harris admin has said these reunifications will be a top priority of a yet-to-be-named family separation task force. Whether or not all families will be reunited in the United States is TBD. They haven't said.

The total number of separations by the Trump administration is over 5,000 according to the ACLU.

Last week, President-elect Biden told @GeoffRBennett his DOJ will conduct a “thorough, thorough investigation” into Trump’s family separations, which he dubbed “criminal” when asked about still-separated children by @kwelkernbc during his final debate with President Trump.

A judge ruled separated families are entitled to mental health services paid for by the Trump admin, but @SenecaFOA and @SenecaTPMF, the NGO offering the services, says contacting them is like doing detective work because of poor government record-keeping.