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Some cried inconsolably. Others believed their parents had abandoned them and were angry and confused.

Defense officials also said they would focus on projects set to begin in 2020 and beyond, with the hope that the money could eventually be restored by Congress.

The move is almost certain to spark a new court fight over the government's ability to hold families until their cases are decided.

Vigil organizer Jane Ifland said the concern about families being separated, children being held in cages, cuts across across the political spectrum.

ICE began moving people last year to places like Nevada and Colorado after Utah County ended its contract to hold immigration detainees in its jail.

In addition, the agency said all allegations of civil rights abuses or mistreatment are taken seriously and investigated.

While the bulk of the migrant traffic has been Central Americans, authorities find people from all over the world.

U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo, said U.S. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, exhibits 'a total disregard for the facts in particular about the Holocaust.'

The Republican president slammed Democrats in Congress, saying they don't want to fix U.S. immigration laws.

It previously sent the case back to a lower court for additional proceedings.