Texas governor defies federal threat to sue over floating border barriers

"Texas will see you in court, Mr. President," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wrote, defying a Biden administration threat to sue the state over the river buoys.

• Jul 24, 2023

Feds sue Texas over river barriers used to repel migrants

The Biden administration has argued the river barriers set up by Texas have endangered migrants and obstructed Border Patrol agents from doing their jobs.

• Jul 24, 2023

Rep. Tony Gonzales calls border tactics "not acceptable"

Rep. Tony Gonzales said the tactics used to deter illegal entry to the U.S. are "not acceptable," but stopped short of criticizing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

• Jul 23, 2023

Feds threaten to sue Texas over floating border barriers in Rio Grande

In a statement on Twitter, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appeared undeterred, saying, "We will see you in court, Mr. President."

• Jul 21, 2023

Official concedes 8-year-old who died in U.S. custody could have been saved

The parents of 8-year-old Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez told CBS News that their daughter died in Border Patrol custody because of negligence and discrimination.

• Jul 20, 2023

Migrant girl's death in U.S. care was "preventable tragedy," monitor says

An independent monitor said a "series of failures" by Customs and Border Protection employees and contractors resulted in the death of 8-year-old Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez.

• Jul 19, 2023

Texas trooper alleges inhumane treatment of migrants along border

Efforts by Texas officials to deter illegal crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border have placed migrants at risk of drowning or being cut by razor wire, a Texas trooper alleged.

• Jul 18, 2023

U.S. has accepted half a million migrants under legal migration expansion

The Biden administration has used a little-known law to admit hundreds of thousands of Afghan evacuees, Latin American migrants and Ukrainian refugees in less than two years.

• Jul 18, 2023

Migrant crossings along U.S.-Mexico border plummeted in June

The last time Border Patrol apprehensions along the U.S.-Mexico border were lower was in February 2021, President Biden's first full month in the White House.

• Jul 12, 2023

Migrant child dies in U.S. custody, the 4th such death this year

The girl from Guatemala with a pre-existing medical condition died in U.S. custody earlier this week after crossing the southern border in May.

• Jul 11, 2023

U.S. opens new legal path for Central American, Colombian immigrants

The Biden administration has made the expansion of legal migration a cornerstone of its revamped strategy to reduce unauthorized border crossings.

• Jul 7, 2023

Watchdog faults "ineffective" process for release of migrant on terror watchlist

A report from the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general focused on the release of a migrant in 2022 who was later found to be on the FBI's terrorist watchlist.

• Jul 5, 2023

Baby girl among 4 found dead in Texas river over 48-hour span

Two bodies were pulled from the Rio Grande River on Saturday, one on Sunday and another on Monday, officials said.

• Jul 4, 2023

Second bus of migrants sent from Texas to Los Angeles

The bus was carrying 41 asylum seekers from Cuba, Belize, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

• Jul 1, 2023

Migrant workers said to be leaving Florida over new immigration law

Florida no longer recognizes driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants from other states.

• Jul 1, 2023

Migrant children to be housed in former North Carolina boarding school

The former home of a boarding school, the campus will house migrant boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 17 who entered U.S. border custody without their parents.

• Jun 28, 2023

Supreme Court allows Biden administration to limit immigration arrests

The court found that Texas and Louisiana, the two states that brought the suit, lacked standing to challenge the administration's guidelines.

• Jun 23, 2023

Border concerns prompted U.S. officials to decline granting status to migrants

A proposal to give nearly 400,000 migrants the opportunity to live and work in the U.S. legally was not authorized due to concerns about triggering a spike in border crossings.

• Jun 14, 2023

U.S. extends temporary legal status Trump sought to end for certain immigrants

The move will allow 337,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua to continue living in the U.S. under the Temporary Protected Status policy.

• Jun 13, 2023

Nurse denied ambulance requests before migrant child died, officials say

Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who suffered from sickle cell anemia and heart disease, died after she and her family spent over a week in Border Patrol custody.

• Jun 2, 2023

Asylum limits justified given "sheer number" of migrants, top official says

The rules ban many migrants from asylum if they don't wait for an appointment to enter the U.S. at an official border crossing.

• Jun 1, 2023

U.S. plans to admit nearly 40,000 asylum-seekers per month through app

U.S. officials are preparing to distribute 1,250 appointments each day to migrants in Mexico so they can present themselves at ports of entry for an opportunity to be allowed to seek asylum.

• May 31, 2023

Top U.S. Border Patrol official is retiring, opening key vacancy

After his promotion in 2021, Ortiz became a major figure in the government's efforts to address an unprecedented migration crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border.

• May 31, 2023

Trump vows to end birthright citizenship if he wins in 2024

Any move to end birthright citizenship for children of immigrants living in the U.S. without permission is all but certain to face legal challenges.

• May 30, 2023

Immigrants now represent a record share of U.S. workers

Almost 1 in 5 workers are now foreign-born, reversing a pandemic decline when immigration slowed.

• May 26, 2023

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