Court allows Biden administration to keep asylum limits
Thursday's ruling is a victory for the Biden administration, which predicated unlawful border crossings would spike if its asylum restrictions were halted.
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Thursday's ruling is a victory for the Biden administration, which predicated unlawful border crossings would spike if its asylum restrictions were halted.
Dozens of asylum seekers are camping outside a New York City hotel being used as a relief center as they wait for a room. Eric Adams, the city's mayor, says they are simply out of space and city officials are asking the federal government for help. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest.
Since last spring, more than 95,000 migrants have arrived in New York City, according to the mayor's office.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. The testimony came amid a legal battle over President Biden's asylum plan and the Justice Department's lawsuit against Texas for putting up floating barriers to stop migrants. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined to unpack the legal challenges facing the Biden administration.
The Biden administration rule penalizes migrants who don't request protection in another country before crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
The Biden administration is suing Texas over a floating barrier in the Rio Grande. The Justice Department says the 1,000-foot string of buoys violates federal law and poses a significant drowning risk for migrants attempting to cross into the United States. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Monday against Texas for its use of floating barriers in the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border. Gov. Greg Abbott refused to remove the buoys, prompting the DOJ to make good on its threat to take him to court. CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian has more.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott came under fire for approving a floating barrier along the Rio Grande to limit border crossings. While Abbott defended the measure as falling within the state’s “sovereign authority,” critics said migrants could get stuck underneath the barrier and drown. Skyler Henry has the latest.
Rep. Tony Gonzales said the tactics used to deter illegal entry to the U.S. are "not acceptable," but stopped short of criticizing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Officials with U.S. Customs and Border Protection are admitting the agency failed to protect an 8-year-old girl who died in CBP custody in May. On Tuesday, an independent federal court monitor called Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez's death "preventable." The girl's parents told CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano about their struggle to get help before the child's death.
A new report from an independent federal court monitor has determined the death of an 8-year-old migrant girl while in U.S. Border Protection custody was a "preventable tragedy." The report also says her death raises "profound concerns" about the U.S. government's process for caring for migrants at the southern border. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
In Texas, state officials are investigating allegations of inhumane treatment of migrants along the southern border. A state trooper with the Department of Public Safety claims officials near Eagle Pass have been ordered to push migrants back into the Rio Grande and to not give them water even in extreme heat. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins to discuss the allegations.
The last time Border Patrol apprehensions along the U.S.-Mexico border were lower was in February 2021, President Biden's first full month in the White House.
Texas is installing buoys across the Rio Grande in an effort to slow border crossings. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
The number of migrants crossing the U.S. border has declined since the expiration of Title 42 back in May, but that doesn't mean people have stopped trying. Thousands of migrants are making their way from South America through Panama's Darién Gap, a treacherous region where the elements are brutal. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins us to discuss what some of them experience as they make their way north.
Florida no longer recognizes driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants from other states.
A segment of American conservatives has found inspiration in the success of the conservative cultural movement in Hungary. CPAC, the American Conservative Political Action Committee, is extolling President Viktor Orban's anti-LGBTQ and nativist policies as the way forward for the United States. CBS Reports explores what the emerging alliance means for some U.S. conservatives' vision for America.
The former home of a boarding school, the campus will house migrant boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 17 who entered U.S. border custody without their parents.
The incident is believed to be the deadliest human smuggling case in modern U.S. history.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is unveiling his border plan, the first major policy the Republican presidential hopeful has shared as he looks to compete in the upcoming primaries. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more on the plan.
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that states that challenged the Biden administration's immigration policy did not have the legal standing to do so. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson and CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe have more.
At least 78 people have died after a ship carrying hundreds of migrants capsized off the Greek coast. Reports suggest there could have been between 400 and 750 people on board. Greek authorities have now arrested nine Egyptian nationals in connection with the illegal voyage. The BBC's Sofia Bettiza has the latest.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement Wednesday that the migrants were dropped off at Los Angeles' Union Station.
The Biden administration on Wednesday declined to offer nearly 400,000 Nicaraguan migrants a chance to live and work in the U.S. legally under the temporary protected status program. This comes after the White House announced Tuesday it would extend the temporary legal status of more than 300,000 immigrants whose deportation protections were targeted by the Trump administration. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins "Prime Time" to break down the situation.
The move will allow 337,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua to continue living in the U.S. under the Temporary Protected Status policy.