waiting they were finally processed by customs and border protection. but, lawyers on the ground say this is only the beginning, kendis. these parents have essentially now entered a black hole. nobody knows how long they'll be processed or they'll have to wait in detention. and then many of them hope to be reunified with their children. but it still remains uncertain if and when they will be reunified. >> some of them have been separated as long as 14 months you were mentioning, some as young as 5 years old. did the government just kind of lose track? do they have some kids that are just kind of hanging out at a detention center and they have no idea where to send them? >> so the government should have track of the children with these a-numbers. some of the kids are in hhs custody, some of the kids are with american foster parents and some of the kids are actually with relatives in the united states. but, as you said, many of the parents haven't seen them in six months, in ten months and the