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A class action suit filed in New York City charges that children are removed from their homes far too quickly, and that Black and Latino families are discriminated against by the city's child protection agency. United for Children, a plaintiff in the suit. A new state law, the Adoption and Safe Families Act, could make it more difficult for incarcerated parents to be reunited with their children in foster care. Reporter Erin Galbally interviews parents in New York State who may be impacted by the new legislation. Despite the fact that the amount of children in foster care has doubled over the past decade to over a half a million, the adoption rate has remained steady at about 20,000 a year.