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On the recordJuly 25, 2018
Absolutely. And we're not even sure they're dropped off in their country that they actually resided from, and that's -- you know, that could be a bigger problem. We actually know that there are children that actually got sent back to their home country but their parents are here still in the United States going through the immigration process. That is the problem with this administration. They have no plan.

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Gallego discusses the complications arising from the Trump administration's family separation policy, emphasizing the lack of a reunification plan.

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