Washington (CNN) The latest report from government and American Civil Liberties Union attorneys about reunifications of families separated at the southern border is "very promising," US District Judge Dana Sabraw said Friday.

Sabraw praised the government's recent efforts to conduct three-way calls to help the ACLU-led steering committee reach deported parents.

"So it would appear in the next few weeks the parties will be able to report to the court and the public that all parents have been contacted and their wishes have been communicated, and then we will simply be in a position of effecting their repatriation or pursuing ... sponsorship relief for children in country?" Sabraw said.

ACLU attorney Anand Balakrishnan said that was correct.

"Yes, your honor, we are hopeful that in the next few weeks we will reach the end of the process with continued cooperation from the government," he said.

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