Hundreds of thousands of immigrants' legal status at risk after talks collapse

Unless a court intervenes, thousands of immigrants from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Nepal and Honduras could lose their ability to live and work in the U.S.

• Oct 27, 2022

U.S. offers flu shots to migrants in Border Patrol custody

The Trump administration rejected recommendations to offer flu vaccines to migrants in Border Patrol custody, saying it was not operationally feasible.

• Oct 24, 2022

First group of Venezuelans arrive in U.S. under new immigration program

The policy is designed to discourage illegal border crossings by Venezuelan migrants, who journeyed to the U.S.-Mexico border in record numbers over the past year.

• Oct 22, 2022

U.S. sees surge in migrants from Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua

Record numbers of Cubans, Venezuelans and Nicaraguans have fled countries plagued by political turmoil and economic instability.

• Oct 22, 2022

El Paso stops busing migrants to New York and Chicago

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is overseeing a separate effort to bus migrants released from federal border custody to Washington, D.C., New York and Chicago.

• Oct 21, 2022

U.S. protects Ethiopian immigrants from deportation, citing civil war

Hundreds of thousands of civilians have been displaced by the civil war in Ethiopia, which has been raging since late 2020.

• Oct 21, 2022

Migrant survivors of West Texas shooting detained by ICE

At least seven migrants were detained three weeks after twin brothers shot at them in West Texas, claiming they mistook them for wild hogs.

• Oct 19, 2022

New York opens huge tent shelter for migrants bused up from the south

Officials say the spartan facility on an island will offer men sent up from border states a "loving and caring" waystation to plot their next moves.

• Oct 19, 2022

Judge keeps DACA immigration program alive for current recipients — for now

A federal judge ruled the federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children can continue.

• Oct 14, 2022

Record number of unaccompanied migrant children entered U.S. shelters in 2022

The record number of unaccompanied children processed by federal officials in fiscal year 2022 is part of a broader, unprecedented influx of migrants along the southern border.

• Oct 14, 2022

U.S. to allow Americans to sponsor Venezuelan asylum-seekers

Venezuelans who cross the U.S. border illegally could face rapid expulsion to Mexico under a recently forged agreement with the Mexican government.

• Oct 12, 2022

NYC declares emergency over migrant arrivals, citing strained shelters

Over 17,000 migrants have arrived in New York City on hundreds of buses from the U.S.-Mexico border.

• Oct 7, 2022

Court declares DACA illegal, leaves policy intact for current enrollees

As of June 30, 594,120 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children were enrolled in DACA, half of whom live in California, Texas and Illinois.

• Oct 6, 2022

U.S. falls 80% short of 2022 refugee admissions target

The U.S. resettled roughly 25,400 refugees in fiscal year 2022, using only 20% of the 125,000 refugee spots President Biden allocated, data obtained by CBS News show.

• Oct 3, 2022

Search suspended for 16 migrants missing after boat sank off Florida during storm

A boat carrying 27 Cuban migrants capsized and sank Wednesday just hours before Hurricane Ian made landfall.

• Oct 2, 2022

Watchdog: Migrant children suffered distress at Fort Bliss site

Unaccompanied children in U.S. custody suffered distress and panic attacks at a makeshift shelter due to deficient services, a federal government watchdog found.

• Sep 27, 2022

The facts behind GOP governors sending migrants to Democratic cities

The transport of migrants by Republican officials has raised questions about border policies, who the migrants are and whether the states' actions are legal.

• Sep 23, 2022

U.S.-Mexico border wall: What it really looks like

You've heard a lot of talk about the wall. Here's what it's really like.

• Sep 22, 2022
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U.S. to restart immigrant visa processing in Cuba in 2023

The policy change will fully reverse the Trump administration's decision in 2017 to halt visa processing in Cuba.

• Sep 21, 2022

Migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard file lawsuit against Ron DeSantis

One Venezuelan mother traveling with her husband and their 11-year-old child said she "felt helpless, defrauded, and desperate" after arriving in Martha's Vineyard.

• Sep 20, 2022

U.S. border encounters in fiscal year 2022 top 2 million, a record

One million of border encounters in fiscal year 2022 have resulted in migrants being expelled from the U.S. under Title 42, a coronavirus-era policy.

• Sep 20, 2022

Texas county to investigate transportation of migrants to Martha's Vineyard

The Bexar County Sheriff's Office said it had launched a probe into the operation, which it said transported migrants who had been housed at a shelter in San Antonio to Florida and subsequently to the Massachusetts island.

• Sep 20, 2022

Texas Democrat urges Biden to ramp up border enforcement amid migrant dispute

Cuellar urged the Biden administration to devote more resources to to law enforcement at the southern border.

• Sep 18, 2022

GOP governors continue sending migrants, including babies, to Democratic states

Arriving by bus and plane in Northern California, dozens of migrant families, including children, were dropped off without any direction or assistance.

• Sep 17, 2022

DeSantis, Abbott strand migrants in Martha's Vineyard and VP's residence

As of Friday, Republican officials in Texas and Arizona had sent 295 buses with approximately 13,000 migrants to Washington, D.C., New York and Chicago, all cities with Democratic mayors.

• Sep 16, 2022

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