⁍ Biden will create a task force to reunite more than 500 children who were separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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⁍ There are around 4,000 children who could fall under the reunification order.

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⁍ Parents of 545 children could not be reached by attorneys and non-profits searching for them.

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– On his first day as president, Joe Biden will issue an executive order to reunite more than 500 children separated from their families at the US-Mexico border by the Trump administration, Reuters reports. “On his first day as President, Joe Biden will issue an Executive Order creating a federal task force to reunite these children with their parents,” the Biden campaign said in a statement. There are around 4,000 children who could fall under the reunification order, but as of Oct. 20 parents of 545 children could not be reached by attorneys and non-profits searching for them, according to a court filing in the San Diego case. “On his first day as President, Joe Biden will issue an Executive Order creating a federal task force to reunite these children with their parents,” the Biden campaign said. The Biden campaign did not immediately provide a comment on Biden’s move. Trump and Biden clashed over the issue during the final head-to-head debate last Thursday, ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Asked whether he had a plan to reunite families, Trump said: “Yes, we’re working on it.” According to the ACLU, approximately 1,400 additional children were separated by the Trump administration but are not currently covered by the Sabraw’s reunification order. ACLU attorney Lee Gelernt said there are hundreds of parents who have been located in Central America but have not been allowed to return to the United States to reunite with their children.