abc news reporter elizabeth hur has the developing story. >> reporter: with more than 2,000 children still in federal custody, overnight a judge in california ordering the trump administration to reunite all children with their families within 30 days, return children younger than 5 to their parents within 14 days, and stop ildren unless the parent voluntarily declines to be reunited or the parent is unfit or dangerous. the ruling in response to an aclu lawsuit. >> you're not welcome in our communities. >> reporter: issued on the same day, protesters protested jeff sessions. sessions speaking to a criminal justice organization and getting attention this morning after making this joke about critics of family separation. >> like a little security around them. if you try to scale the fence, believe me they'll be even too happy to have you arrested and separated from your children. >> reporter: president trump in the meantime still pushing for more funding to build his border wall while talking tough on illegal immigration. >> it's so simple. it's called, i'm sorry, you can't come in. yo

abc's elizabeth hur is here with the details. good morning, liz. >> reporter: diane and kendis, good morning to you. yes, according to that judge the government has an obligation to track and reunify these families and the ruling says it must happen within a month. with more than 2,000 children still in federal custody, overnight a judge in california ordering the trump administration to reunite all children with their families within 30 days. return children younger than 5 to their parents within 14 days and stop deporting parents without their children unless the parent voluntarily declines to be reunited or the parent is unfit or dangerous. the ruling in response to an aclu lawsuit. >> you're not welcome in our community. >> reporter: and issued on the same day demonstrators protested attorney general jeff sessions in los angeles. sessions there speaking to a conservative criminal justice organization and getting some attention this morning after making this joke about critics of family separation. >> i like the little securit