U.S. shelters received a record 122,000 migrant children in 2021
The Biden administration is considering opening two new emergency housing sites if border arrivals of unaccompanied children spike again next year.
Immigration
U.S. to close border wall gaps and clean up Trump-era work sites
The Biden administration will also use the money to complete roads used by Border Patrol and install drainage designed to prevent flooding.
Migrant border crossings increased in November after downward trend
Officials along the U.S.-Mexico border stopped unauthorized migrants over 173,000 times.
Senate official rejects Democrats' latest immigration plan
Democrats were hoping to offer work permits to some undocumented immigrants as part of a spending plan.
U.S. ends talks over payments for separated migrant families
Republican lawmakers had expressed outrage over reports that some families could have received hundreds of thousands of dollars as part of a potential settlement.
7 states have received half of the Afghans relocated from U.S. bases
In contrast, Hawaii, South Dakota, Mississippi, Alabama, Montana, Delaware and North Dakota had collectively resettled fewer than 90 evacuated Afghans.
Appeals court upholds revival of "Remain in Mexico" border policy
The Biden administration restarted the Trump-era border program last week to comply with a federal court ruling.
U.S. scraps plan to end court agreement protecting migrant children
For decades, the Flores settlement has allowed non-profit lawyers to inspect government facilities housing migrant children.
Truck loaded with migrants crashes in Mexico, killing dozens
The migrants were presumably hoping to reach the U.S. Guatemala's top human rights official said there may have been as many as 200 packed into the truck.
Small percentage of migrants had access to vaccines in U.S. care
Two agencies have provided coronavirus vaccination to more than 90,000 migrants in U.S. custody, according to data obtained by CBS News. But Border Patrol has yet to offer shots.
U.S. finalizes plan to revive Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" policy
The policy's revival, which is mandated by a federal court order, will require some asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases are adjudicated by U.S. courts.
Central Americans say poverty and food scarcity are reasons behind migration
Over 90% of the Central Americans who told researchers they wished to migrate cited unemployment, low wages, lack of money to buy food and necessities and other economic reasons.
College student urges U.S. to also grant his Afghan family refuge
Countless Afghans with U.S. ties who were not evacuated are stranded in Afghanistan or neighboring countries desperately looking for a way to be resettled in America.
Iraqis lured to Belarus on a false promise die trying to reach Poland
Now hundreds, many of whom spent life savings on the ill-fated bid for asylum in Europe, are being flown back to Iraq after weeks stuck in a freezing forest.
U.S. and G7 demand Belarus end "callous" migrant crisis with Poland
Belarus opens shelter, flies some migrants and refugees home, but suffering continues for thousands caught in the Russian-backed nation's "hybrid" battle with the West.
U.S. closes first temporary housing site for Afghan evacuees
More than 25,000 Afghan evacuees have departed military sites to start new lives in communities across the U.S.
Belarus-Poland standoff fuels fear of new migrant crisis in Germany
Germans have been on edge about immigration since the controversial admission of 1 million refugees in 2015. Now an EU faceoff with Belarus' Russian-backed autocrat is driving a new influx.
U.S. limits refugee admissions to focus on resettling Afghans
The Biden administration will prioritize the resettlement of certain refugees, including those who are reuniting with family members already in the U.S.
Arrests along U.S.-Mexico border decrease for third straight month
U.S. border authorities recorded over 164,000 migrant apprehensions in October — a 23% percent drop from July.
Belarus may ask Russia "to get involved" as crisis with EU escalates
Thousands of migrants and refugees are caught in the middle as Russian-backed Belarus stands accused of trying to fuel tensions in Europe by "weaponizing" immigration.
Top CDC official said migrant expulsion was not needed to contain COVID
"The bulk of the evidence at that time did not support this policy proposal," Anne Schuchat, a former CDC deputy director, told congressional investigators.
Frustration grows over slow pace of probe into mounted border agents
Images of mounted agents dispersing migrants along the Rio Grande prompted nationwide outrage in September.
Tension mounts as soldiers and migrants mass at Belarus-Poland border
Belarus's Russian-backed leader insists he's "not seeking a fight," but Polish and European leaders accuse him of mounting a "hybrid attack," using innocent migrants as a weapon.
U.S. waives immigration application fees for Afghan evacuees
Afghans brought to the U.S. following the Taliban takeover of their country will qualify for fee exemptions when applying for work permits and permanent residency.
U.S. to send deportation case notices to 78,000 migrants
Citing strained resources, U.S. Border Patrol agents did not process tens of thousands of migrants for deportation.
World
U.S. ID's remains of WWII soldier from iconic "Merrill's Marauders"
Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
Newly found prehistoric "giant rat" species named after princess
Ronaldo retires from Portugal national team
Hoax bomb threats affect at least 20 European flights within hours
French blood banks hit by cyberattack days after European freezer hacks
Ukraine says "insane attack" on aid center may have killed 70
Hackers can hijack grocery store freezers. What about our homes?
