U.S. preparing for potential spike in arrivals at southern border

The Biden administration is building migrant holding facilities, soliciting contracts for transportation services and deploying additional immigration agents.

• Mar 29, 2022

U.S. immigration agency moves to cut 9.5 million-case backlog

The measures announced by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) include allowing more applicants to pay extra fees to have their applications processed more quickly.

• Mar 29, 2022

U.S. expands COVID vaccinations of migrants in border custody

The policy change comes as officials wait for a CDC announcement on the future of Title 42, which has allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants during the pandemic.

• Mar 28, 2022

ICE discontinues or limits use of 4 detention facilities, citing conditions

As of earlier this month, ICE was holding just over 20,000 immigrants in its detention system, which consists mainly of county jails and for-profit prisons.

• Mar 25, 2022

Watchdog reports unsanitary conditions and staff shortages at ICE facility

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General issued the rare recommendation in a report about the Torrance County Detention Facility.

• Mar 18, 2022

Will the U.S. receive Ukrainian refugees?

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered the swiftest refugee displacement crisis in Europe since World War II, prompting more than 3 million people to flee the country.

• Mar 18, 2022

CDC revokes U.S. authority to expel migrant children

A federal court last week had ruled that the administration could not exempt unaccompanied children from a Trump-era border restriction.

• Mar 12, 2022

ICE arrests and deportations plunged in 2021 under Biden rules

Current rules instruct ICE officers to detain immigrants convicted of serious crimes, migrants who recently crossed a U.S. border illegally, and those deemed to pose a national security risk, such as suspected terrorists.

• Mar 11, 2022

Biden faces intensifying Democratic pressure to end border expulsions

A Ukrainian mother and her children fleeing the Russian invasion were turned back at the U.S. border by officials who cited a Trump-era restriction, according to the family's lawyer.

• Mar 10, 2022

U.S. can't exempt migrant children from border deportation policy, judge rules

It's unclear if the administration will start to expel unaccompanied minors in light of Friday's court order.

• Mar 4, 2022

Court curbs U.S. authority to expel migrant families to some countries

Both the Trump and Biden administrations have said the Title 42 border policy is necessary to control the spread of COVID-19 inside migrant holding facilities.

• Mar 4, 2022

President Biden pushes for immigration reform

President Biden urged lawmakers to pass immigration reforms in Congress during his first State of the Union speech Tuesday night. Ali Noorani, the president and CEO of the National Immigration Forum, joins Elaine Quijano on CBS News to discuss.

• Mar 2, 2022
• 06:11

Supreme Court agrees to weigh in on "Remain in Mexico" border policy

President Biden has denounced the Trump-era border policy as draconian and inhumane.

• Feb 19, 2022

U.S. proposes limiting consideration of public benefits for green cards

The proposal is a stark departure from Trump-era public charge rules, which dramatically expanded the type and number of public benefits that would count against green card applicants.

• Feb 17, 2022

Face the Nation, 07.18.10

Bob Schieffer spoke with two men with very different takes on Arizona's new immigration law--former Congressman J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.) and Governor Bill Richardson (D-N.M.); Schieffer also brings in the head of the NAACP, Ben Jealous, and one of the leaders of the Tea Party, David Webb to discuss NAACP's racism charges against elements of the Tea Party; Also, a final word on a real shakeup in Washington--its own Earthquake!

• Jul 18, 2010
• 24:03

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, explains his opposition to the president's decision to act unilaterally on immigration

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, explains his opposition to the president's decision to act unilaterally on immigration.

• Nov 23, 2014
• 05:06

Controversy over NSA surveillance, a dysfunctional Congress, and the rocky Obamacare debut made for a tumultuous year

CBS News’ Major Garrett, Nancy Cordes, David Martin, and Margaret Brennan offer their expert take on the big stories of 2013, from NSA surveillance to congressional dysfunction and the rocky Obamacare rollout.

• Dec 22, 2013
• 11:16

Congressmen Cuellar & Katko on "The Takeout"

Congressman Henry Cuellar, a Democrat from Texas, and Congressman John Katko, a Republican from New York, joins Major Garrett to discuss their bipartisan proposal to help prevent unaccompanied children from being held by the Border Patrol for an elongated period of time. The members of Congress also talked about how the bill requires the Department of Homeland Security and its partners to establish plans for future increases in the flow of migrants on this week's episode of "The Takeout."

• Apr 23, 2021
• 46:40

Drive-thru ceremonies for new citizens amid pandemic

In America, you can get almost anything in a drive-thru - now, including one very happy spiel: The oath of allegiance to become a U.S. citizen. Steve Hartman reports.

• Jul 3, 2020
• 02:40

U.S. replaces Trump mission statement that cut "nation of immigrants" label

The Biden administration's new mission statement calls the U.S. "a nation of welcome and possibility."

• Feb 9, 2022

U.S. setting up expedited processing hub in Qatar for Afghans

The program will be based in a U.S. Army base in Qatar where eligible evacuees will be taken to complete interviews with U.S. officials, medical checks and security screenings.

• Feb 8, 2022

Texas butterfly sanctuary shutting after threats from Trump backers

Conspiracy theories have claimed the sanctuary, which is on the banks of the Rio Grande, was helping to bring illegal migrants to the U.S.

• Feb 3, 2022

Former congressman on dealing with Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is open to more talks with the U.S. and its allies over escalating tensions over Ukraine. Former Congressman Will Hurd joins Elaine Quijano and Scott MacFarlane on "Red and Blue" to discuss U.S.-Russia tensions and other issues.

• Feb 1, 2022
• 11:03

Whistleblower complaint on COVID in ICE facilities

Two medical advisers for the Department of Homeland Security are urging the U.S. government to expand its COVID-19 vaccination and mitigation efforts in immigration detention centers across the country. The call to action was disclosed in a whistleblower complaint exclusively obtained by CBS News. According to government statistics, COVID cases in ICE detention centers have surged by more than 800% since the start of the year. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.

• Jan 26, 2022
• 05:00

Doctors urge ICE to expand COVID-19 vaccinations for immigrant detainees

COVID-19 cases among immigrants in ICE detention have increased by 848% since the start of the year, government statistics show.

• Jan 26, 2022

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