Children who are separated from their parents on the border are classified as minors who are not accompanied. According to officials, nearly 2,000 migrant children were separated from their families on the US border during the past six weeks.
Following the Trump government's crackdown on illegal border crossings from Mexico, officers arrested adults, meaning the children who went with them were separated from them.
This problem caused a growing political storm in the US.
On Thursday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions quoted the Bible to defend the "zero-tolerance" approach.
This means that those who enter the US are not regularly prosecuted criminally.
The previous policy cracked down on those who crossed for the first time with minor offenses.
When adults are accused of crime and detention, children traveling with them are separated and classified as minors who are not accompanied.
What do we know about the children?
The US Department of Homeland Security showed that 1,995 children were separated from 1,940 adults held between 19 April and 31 May.
No information about the age of the children.
They were handed over to the care of the US Department of Health and Human Services, transferred to a government detention or care facility while the officers sought to resolve their cases.
The United Nations has asked the US to immediately stop the separation action
Trump's administration policy is supported by some Republicans, but others expressed concern.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday (14/06), US Parliament Leader Paul Ryan, the highest-ranking Republican in Congress, said he was uncomfortable with the tactics.
This week, Republicans filed a draft immigration law that would end the separation of children and parents on the border.
Under the plan, the family will be held together.
Also in the proposal are provisions for protecting 1.8 million Daca-protected children called 'Dreamers', removing the Green card lottery, and adding $ 25 billion to border security.
The bill, a compromise between moderate and conservative, is expected to be brought to parliament next week. So is the other draft law that is harder.
President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not sign the draft compromise, although Republican lawmakers say he supports him.
His remarks made a mess among the legislators on Capitol Hill, but the White House later said the president had misspoken and he would support both steps.
The Trump Administration says it has chosen a place in Texas to house migrant children in tents.
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