U.S. reopening 4 entry points at southern border after migrant crossings drop
All 4 were closed recently due to record levels of migrant crossings but those levels have dropped dramatically in recent days.
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All 4 were closed recently due to record levels of migrant crossings but those levels have dropped dramatically in recent days.
The visit came as migrants are crossing the border in record numbers and Congress has been unable to reach a consensus on funding border security.
The controversial buoys are intended to deter migrants from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Some mothers have told advocates that since arriving in the U.S., their children have lost weight.
The Biden administration rule penalizes migrants who don't request protection in another country before crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
It was unclear how many passengers might still be in the water, but some initial reports suggested hundreds of people may have been on board.
Increasing numbers are calling on the Biden administration to be tougher at border.
On Friday, the first day since March 2020 in which the U.S. could no longer cite Title 42 to expel migrants, Border Patrol apprehended 6,300 migrants, a sharp drop from earlier in the week.
Stricter immigration policies are set to begin after Title 42 ends at midnight on Thursday. CBS news correspondent Manuel Bojorquez joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss the changes.
Local organizations are bracing for an increased need as asylum seekers eventually make their way to Minnesota.
On Thursday, the Title 42 immigration policy ends and local organizations are bracing for an increased need for asylum seekers to eventually make their way to Minnesota.
As pandemic-related restrictions end and new policies are put into place, there may be a surge of migrants attempting to cross the U.S. border in the coming days and weeks, which could create challenges for U.S. border towns. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
The U.S. will set up migrant processing centers in Latin America, increase deportations and expand legal migration pathways to reduce the number of unlawful border crossings.
Democrats in Congress want to bar businesses with serious records of child exploitation from USDA contracts.
Local police noted in January that people involved in human smuggling had attempted to utilize shorelines along the St. Lawrence River in the area.
Americans across nearly 10,000 zip codes in all 50 states have applied to sponsor Ukrainians displaced by the Russian invasion of their homeland.
The visit is his first to the U.S.-Mexico border as president.
For nearly three years, the Title 42 public health law has allowed the U.S. to quickly expel hundreds of thousands of migrants to Mexico.
Title 42, a public health law first invoked by the Trump administration, allows U.S. border officials to expel migrants without allowing them to request asylum.
On the southern border, the surge in migrants continues. Nearly 600,000 migrants have been allowed into the U.S. and processed by border control. But what happens to them once they're here?
Over 17,000 migrants have arrived in New York City on hundreds of buses from the U.S.-Mexico border.
