The Trump Administration is scrambling to meet court-imposed deadlines to reunite families separated at the border. US officials have reunited 57 children under age five with their parents, but nearly four dozen remain separated beyond the deadline. The reasons range from general safety concerns, to allegations of abuse by their parents. Some parents have also been deported without their children. Meanwhile, asylum-seeking families face major legal hurdles under new guidelines. Andrew Spencer explains.

Newly reunited with his three-year-old son, Honduran migrant Josue Rodriguez now has to convince a judge that his life is in danger if he goes back home. Like many others, he's seeking asylum in the United States.

But immigrants fleeing their homes under certain threats of violence may no longer get the chance to plead their cases in court.

The Department of Homeland Security gave new guidance on Wednesday to officers who interview asylum seekers. They're being told fears of gang violence or domestic violence no longer qualify for asylum -- and that those claims should be rejected immediately.

Rodriguez says he was turned away at an official border crossing four times before resorting to crossing the border illegally -- something that, under the new guidelines, could be weighed against his claim for asylum.

Friday, attorneys from the ACLU and the Department of Justice will be back in court. There, the judge will check the status of any children under five who have not been reunited with their parents.

The court also still has to address how many thousands of older children still need to be reunited by the judge's next deadline, July 26.

I'm Andrew Spencer, REPORTING.