I think it's a very good idea. It's not clear whether there has been any progress.
This is a program that's just been put into place. The major issue is that at this time, the U.S. doesn't appear to be considering allowing a much higher number of children to apply for refugee status than has been the case in the past. They can do so more easily, presumably through this system, but it's not clear that the U.S. will in fact allow more children to have this refugee status.