National HHS: 'Under 3,000' Migrant Children Separated From Parents In Custody 3:18pm July 23, 2018 by Richard Gonzales National Share URL copied to clipboard! Play Pause There was an error loading the media player. A total of 11,800 minors are in HHS custody and of those, under 3,000 are believed to have been separated from parents at the U.S. border. Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/. 300x250 Ad More All Things Considered National 78th Tony Awards preview: What to expect on Broadway's biggest night by Scott Detrow Arts How to manage the flurry of text messages on any given day? Texting etiquette explained. 300x250 Ad Support quality journalism, like the story above, with your gift right now. Donate