A record number of lone children arrived at the U.S. border in March
U.S. agents along the southern border carried out approximately 170,000 total apprehensions in March — a 70% increase from the previous month.
Immigration
Attorneys raise concerns about housing sites for migrant children
Attorneys who inspected two emergency housing sites for migrant children in Texas also reported limited or non-existing recreational and educational services.
Asylum seekers left in small border town
Hundreds of migrants are being dropped off in a small Arizona town, hours from the nearest shelter.
Ex-GOP Rep. Hurd calls for employees on border to be vaccinated
The Biden administration has asked migrants looking to claim asylum in the United States to turn back as the relaxing of Trump-era immigration enforcement has led to a surge of people that has overwhelmed local and federal facilities.
Inside a Border Patrol facility holding 16 times its capacity
The Border Patrol tent in Donna, Texas, was holding 3,200 unaccompanied children on Tuesday, including 39 minors held for over 15 days.
Family reunites as U.S. scrambles to house migrant children
The San Diego Convention Center is housing 500 migrant girls between the ages of 13 and 17 who crossed the border alone. Another 250 are expected to arrive later in the night.
Cuellar says influx of migrants still overwhelming border facilities
Congressman Henry Cuellar, a Democrat from Texas, provided photos to CBS News showing the overcrowding at a Border Patrol facility in Donna, Texas.
Migrants influx continues as U.S. political debate intensifies
CBS News spoke to one smuggler, who said that even with the risk of being deported, they still want to try.
Biden administration moves to safeguard DACA program for "Dreamers"
A federal judge in Texas is set to issue a ruling in a lawsuit filed by Texas' Republican attorney general, who is seeking to have the Obama-era program gradually terminated.
U.S. border agents inconsistently enforcing Trump-era expulsions
"They should all be going back," Mr. Biden said of migrant families during his press conference Thursday.
Bipartisan group of senators met to discuss immigration reforms
The meeting was held ahead of President Biden's first press conference and as lawmakers travel to the border.
U.S. adding 16,000 emergency beds for migrant children
The plan involves repurposing convention centers, camps for oil workers and military bases to house the influx of migrant children.
First look inside a migrant facility
One network camera was allowed inside one of the facilities located in Carrizo Springs, ran by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Pentagon receives request to provide space for migrant children
Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said the Department of Defense has received a request from HHS to use two facilities.
Harris to lead administration's efforts to stem migration at border
The move comes amid a surge in migrants at the border.
Biden administration to open emergency shelters amid border surge
The Biden administration is now directing shelters to fast-track the release of unaccompanied minors.
Refugee agency to fast-track release of some migrant children
This guidance is the Biden administration's latest effort to address the soaring number of unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border.
Biden administration pressed to allow media to border facilities
In his confirmation hearing, Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas promised "to elevate the level of public engagement, so that we are a transparent agency."
15,500 unaccompanied migrant minors now in government custody
More than 5,000 of the unaccompanied migrant children in U.S. custody were stranded in Border Patrol facilities not designed for long-term custody.
ICE taps nonprofit to house some migrant families in hotels
The $86.9 million contract comes as the Biden administration moves away from the long-term detention of migrant families.
Immigration bills passed in House face uncertain fate in Senate
The House passed two immigration bills on Thursday with bipartisan support, but their prospects in the Senate are uncertain.
House passes bills with path to citizenship for "Dreamers" and farmworkers
The bills may represent Democrats' best chance of getting immigration legislation through the evenly divided Senate
Bush calls for path for citizenship for undocumented immigrants
The former president spoke at SXSW as the Democrat-controlled House passed two bills that would legalize subsets of the estimated 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission.
With 13,000 migrant children in custody, Biden faces first border test
Biden is facing a daunting challenge with acute humanitarian implications that could overshadow successes in other areas.
Mayorkas defends Biden's border policies amid surge of migrant children
The DHS chief testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on the challenges at the southern border.
World
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French blood banks hit by cyberattack days after European freezer hacks
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