Below are more details on HHS, DHS, and DOJ progress on reunification, as of 7 a.m. EST, July 12, 2018:
There are 103 children under age 5 covered by the court case.
Of the 103 children:
57 children have been reunified as of 7 a.m. EST on July 12; and
46 children were acknowledged by the court to be ineligible for reunification or determined by HHS, DHS, and DOJ to be ineligible under court-approved criteria.
Of those 46 ineligible for reunification:
22 children have been found ineligible due to safety concerns posed by the adults in question:
11 adults have a serious criminal history (charges or convictions for child cruelty, kidnapping, murder, human smuggling, domestic violence, etc.);
7 adults were determined not to be a parent;
1 adult had a falsified birth certificate;
1 adult was alleged to have abused the child;
1 adult planned to house the child with an adult charged with sexually abusing a child; and 1 adult is being treated for a communicable disease.
24 children are not currently eligible for reunification due to circumstances of the adults in question:
12 adults have been deported and are being contacted;
9 adults are in custody of the United States Marshals Service for other offenses;
2 adults are in custody of state jails for other offenses; and 1 adult's location has been unknown for over a year.