The Trump administration identified 471 parents who were removed from the United States without their children, according to the latest court filing in an ongoing lawsuit, CNN reported.

At least some of those parents were deported "without being given the opportunity to elect or waive reunification" in accordance with a court order in June 2018 that required the government to better document waivers.

A Department of Homeland Security spokesman says prior to instituting the new waiver procedure ordered last June, separated parents were routinely asked by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and their home consulates if they wished to be reunited with their children before being removed to their home countries.