Appeals court upholds ban on holding migrant kids in hotels

Judges refuse to let Trump administration resume practice it says helps contain COVID-19 spread. Activists say administration uses COVID as pretext to restrict immigration.

• Oct 5, 2020

U.S. stops holding migrant children in hotels

Some of the 8,800 unaccompanied migrant children U.S. border officials have expelled during the pandemic were held in hotels.

• Oct 2, 2020

Trump administration sets refugee cap at 15,000, a record low

The Trump administration said it is planning to take in no more than 15,000 refugees in fiscal year 2021.

• Oct 1, 2020

Migrant caravan sets off from Honduras with eyes on U.S. border

It's the first major group of Central American migrants to set off since the coronavirus pandemic prompted nations to lock down their borders.

• Oct 1, 2020

Mexico asks U.S. to "clarify" alleged hysterectomies on migrant women

A former nurse at a privately run detention center in Georgia said women in ICE custody were sterilized without understanding why.

• Sep 29, 2020

Trump-Biden race to dictate fate of U.S. immigration for generations

Biden has pledged to dismantle the president's restrictive immigration policies. But former DHS officials say that could be a long and arduous effort.

• Sep 28, 2020

15-year-old girl facing deportation after hospital arrest

A Texas teen's hospitalization led to her aunt's immigration arrest and her placement in a U.S. government shelter for migrant minors.

• Sep 25, 2020

U.S. reimposes "public charge" wealth test for immigrants

Advocates have warned that the policy deters immigrant communities from accessing critical government assistance during the pandemic.

• Sep 22, 2020

Court OKs end to humanitarian protections for 300,000 immigrants

Without Temporary Protected Status (TPS), 300,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Sudan and Nicaragua living in the U.S. could be deported.

• Sep 14, 2020

8,800 migrant kids have been expelled under pandemic border policy

Seven thousand members of migrant families have also been expelled under the policy, which officials say is designed to contain the coronavirus.

• Sep 11, 2020

Judges halt Trump plan to upend congressional apportionment

Since the first census was taken, the U.S. has counted non-citizens for the purposes of awarding seats in the House of Representatives.

• Sep 11, 2020

Judge orders DHS to stop holding migrant children in hotels

At least 660 migrant children have been held in hotels during the pandemic as U.S. officials arranged for them to be expelled without an asylum interview.

• Sep 4, 2020

U.S.-Mexico border crossings continued to rise in August

U.S. officials made more than 3,000 apprehensions of unaccompanied minors. CBP chief Mark Morgan said "the majority" were expelled.

• Sep 4, 2020

ICE makes 2,000 arrests in largest sweep of the pandemic

While the operation targeted immigrants with criminal convictions and charges, some undocumented immigrants with clean records were also arrested.

• Sep 1, 2020

Groups challenge Trump's decision to scale back DACA program

The Trump administration has closed the DACA program to first-time applicants, dashing the hopes of tens of thousands of young undocumented immigrants who would have been eligible.

• Aug 28, 2020

ICE held 660 migrant kids set for expulsion in hotels, court monitor says

At least 660 migrant children have been detained in border hotels as U.S. officials worked to expel them without an asylum interview.

• Aug 27, 2020

Tony Pham, former refugee and prosecutor, tapped to lead ICE

Pham will oversee the largest civil detention system in the world, as well as deportation agents at the center of the nation's contentious debate around immigration.

• Aug 25, 2020

U.S. immigration agency cancels furlough of 13,000 employees

The furlough of 13,000 employees at the fee-funded agency would've have severely limited the processing of applications for green cards, U.S. citizenship and other benefits.

• Aug 25, 2020

Trump says he'll nominate Chad Wolf as permanent DHS chief

A federal watchdog concluded earlier this month that Wolf was improperly appointed as acting Homeland Security secretary.

• Aug 25, 2020

U.S. restricts work permits for asylum-seekers with new rule

"We need work permits to cover our basic necessities, especially for our children," W.L., an asylum-seeking mother who fled sexual violence, told CBS News.

• Aug 25, 2020

DHS to limit current DACA protections and reject new applicants

The move effectively closes the program to hundreds of thousands of potential new applicants, including roughly 66,000 immigrant teens who turned 15 after September 2017.

• Aug 24, 2020

The U.S. gave them asylum. But new rules would've doomed their cases.

A proposal would redefine who qualifies for U.S asylum, disqualifying victims of gang violence, gender-based persecution and domestic abuse.

• Aug 21, 2020

Girl whose mom was deported under Trump slams president

She said her father, who served as a U.S. Marine, voted for Mr. Trump because he thought he would protect military families – but won't support him again.

• Aug 20, 2020

ACLU sues over U.S. border policy of expelling migrant children

In July, U.S. border officials made 2,506 arrests of unaccompanied children. Only 168 were allowed to stay and seek refuge.

• Aug 14, 2020

Green card wealth test can be enforced in most states, court says

The "public charge" rule gives officials more power to deny green cards to applicants found to rely — or be at risk of relying — on government assistance.

• Aug 13, 2020

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