8:00 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING. THANK YOU CURTIS. EX PLABING THE STATE'S DECISIO. EXPLAINING THE STATE'S DECISION NOT TO TAKE IN MIGRANT CHILDREN IN U.S. CUSTODY AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR KELLY GARCIA TALKED EXCLUSIVELY WITH KCCI ABOUT IT. KCCI'S CYNTHIA FODOR JOINS US LIVE WITH THAT EXPLANATION CYNTHIA: DIRECTOR GARCIA SAID SHE HAD TO MAKE THE DECISION AND ADVISE THE GOVERNOR TO TURN DOWN THE FEDERAL REQUES SHE TELLS US IT WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE TO PLACE REFUGEES IN GROUP SETTINGS WITH IOWA CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEHAVIOR HEALTH ISSUES, AND WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH BILINGUAL FOSTER HOME GARCIA SAYS AS A MOTHER, IT WAS A TOUGH DECISION, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ALL A CHILD NEED SOCIAL WORKERS TO OVER SEE THEIR RESIDENTIAL PROVIDERS OR FAMILIES TO TAKE THOSE CHILDREN IN, MEDICAL CARE, SCHOOLING, BILINGUAL FAMILIES AND A WHOLE HOST OF OTHER SUPPORTS THAT ANY HUMANS NEED TO LIV THESE YOUTH PLACED WOULDN'T BE HERE A FEW MOMENTS. IT WOULD BE IOWAS' OBLIGATION TO PLACE THEM WITH FOREVER FAMILIES AND THAT'S HARD WORK CYNTHIA: GARCIA SAYS AS DIRECTOR OF DHS, IT IS HER OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE OUR SYSTEM IS FOCUSED ON IOWA'S CHILDREN, BUT THE DOOR COULD ALWAYS BE OPEN TO OTHERS AS THE STATE LEARNS MORE ABOUT FUNDING, SUPPORT OR TRANSLATION SERVICES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNM