U.S. says still working to reunite 2,053 children with families

A woman holds a child's hand as undocumented immigrant families are released from detention at a bus depot in McAllen, Texas, U.S., June 22, 2018. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government said it still had 2,053 children in its custody who were separated from their parents under President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy, and set out its most detailed plans yet on how it would reunite families.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said late on Saturday it had a "well coordinated" process in place - in the face of criticism from lawyers for parents and children who have said they have seen little evidence of an organised system.