Guardian correspondents follow all the developments on both sides of the border as president points finger at Democrats

3.28pm BST

In ending mass family separation, the Trump administration failed to put in place procedures that would reunite families who have been separated in recent months.

The results of that chaos have been captured by reporters across the globe.

I’ve heard Jocelyn tell the story before of her separation from her son James. Tonight she told me and ⁦@jribas⁩ that federal agents told her they would put her son up for adoption if she didn’t behave. pic.twitter.com/9UBlhTMURQ

Some of the bureaucratic failures are remarkable: Border Patrol agents who forgot to note that a child crossed the border with a parent. Mothers who were never given the toll-free phone number where they can ask about their kids.

Before one deportation flight left for Honduras from Texas on Thursday, U.S. officials asked who had children in detention in the United States and the four who put up their hands were not put on the flight, deportees arriving in Honduras told Reuters.

I hate these people.https://t.co/uKf3WEWtBD pic.twitter.com/bQFZmiCYb2

3.10pm BST

The president has returned to Twitter to discuss immigration, describing tales from the border as “phony stories of sadness and grief.”

Below, some quick context on his claims:

80% of Mexico’s Exports come to the United States. They totally rely on us, which is fine with me. They do have, though, very strong Immigration Laws. The U.S. has pathetically weak and ineffective Immigration Laws that the Democrats refuse to help us fix. Will speak to Mexico!

We must maintain a Strong Southern Border. We cannot allow our Country to be overrun by illegal immigrants as the Democrats tell their phony stories of sadness and grief, hoping it will help them in the elections. Obama and others had the same pictures, and did nothing about it!