saidmr trump said he has directed his administration to keep illegal immigrant families together and to reunite these previously separated groups but he offered no details about how the government intends to reunite the familiesmelania trump the first lady visited a facility in mcallen tex that is holding 55 children who have been separated from their parentsshe took a tour of the upbring new hope childrens shelter and in one classroom she met with a group of children some of whom spoke to her in english and others in spanish which was translated by a teacherofficials at the shelter said that the children held there were allowed to communicate with their families by phone twice a weekhow long are you here where are you from asked mrs trump who traveled with alex m azar ii the health and human services secretary as she left she said be kind and nice to others ok nice to meet youback in washington house lawmakers had been scheduled to vote on thursday on two broad immigration proposals even as mr trumps executive order relieved some of the pressure to act quicklythe house rejected a hardline immigration bill in a vote on thursday afternoon as had been expected and republican leaders delayed the vote on the second bill which would provide a path to citizenship for young unauthorized immigrants while keeping migrant families together at the borderthat bill a compromise between moderate and conservative republicans had been set for a vote early thursday evening but the vote will now take place next week as it appeared destined to fail as republicans remained at odds over immigrationas mr trump reiterated on thursday his position that congressional action would be the best way to resolve the border crisis critics of the president announced that they would not wait for such a measurea coalition of 10 states filed a lawsuit aimed at making sure that the trump administration stops separating children from their parents at the borderpresident trump yesterday signed an empty and meaningless order that claims to take back policies that he put in place himself as a political stunt said xavier becerra the california attorney general who is a plaintiff in the suit meanwhile these children their parents and people around the world need answers regarding what comes nextthe american civil liberties union has already filed a separate lawsuit that demands the government stop separating families and reunite the children who have already been separated with the parents who brought them into the united states