TAMPA, Fla. -- Sen. Bill Nelson wants to know how the federal government plans to reunite families separated at the border.
- Sen. Bill Nelson, others send letter about families' reunification
- Nelson made announcement Monday in Tampa
- More than 2,000 children are still not with their families
He and several other senators sent a letter to federal officials asking for details about how they plan to reunite more than 2,000 children with their parents.
Nelson has been trying for weeks to get answers on this. He was even turned away from one of the facilities in South Florida where kids are being housed. He was later able to tour the building, but couldn't see any of the children.
In a letter sent to the departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services, Nelson and several other Democratic senators want to know how the agencies plan to reunite families.
"To this moment, they still don’t have a plan to reunite those children with their parents," Nelson said Monday afternoon in Tampa.
Though President Donald Trump signed an executive order almost two weeks ago ending the separations, there are still more than 2,000 children who are not with their families.
The senators are asking for an anonymous list of all family members separated, how long they've been apart and want to know whether families have been contacted.
"What you're going to see is a series of court decisions that is ultimately going to force it," Nelson said.
The letter is a step of likely many more. The senators are asking to have all of this information by Friday.
Nelson also said he does not support the call from fellow Democrats to abolish the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. He said they have an important job of securing the border.