DHS Sec. Mayorkas calls for legislation to grant separated families legal status
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told 60 Minutes that he sees family reunification as a humanitarian issue and not a political one.
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Families separated at U.S.-Mexico border still waiting for reunification
Migrant children separated from their parents at the border were supposed to be reunited with their parents by the government within 30 days, according to an order from a federal judge. That was in 2018. Sharyn Alfonsi reports on the "ad-hoc" record-keeping that's led to continued separation.
Afghan evacuees face uncertain legal status in the U.S.
In the next few weeks, more than 50,000 Afghan evacuees are set to leave U.S. military sites to resettle in communities across America.
Migrants begin dangerous trek through Darien Gap
The Biden administration has expelled more than 7,000 Haitian migrants who entered the U.S. illegally in recent weeks. Still, many more migrants are risking their lives to travel from South America to the U.S. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
U.S. deported 6,000 Haitian immigrants in 12 days
The Biden administration is using the Title 42 public health authority to expel immigrants before they are able to apply for asylum. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the latest at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Migrants headed for U.S. face dangerous trek through jungle
Word that the U.S. has recently deported nearly 7,000 Haitian migrants has not deterred most from continuing their journey.
DHS whistleblower talks to CBS News
A government whistleblower claims he and other Trump administration officials were pressured to manipulate intelligence reports under the former president. CBS News Homeland Security and Justice reporter Nicole Sganga sat down with the whistleblower and joins CBSN with more.
Migrants face dangers of the Darien Gap
The U.S. has expelled more than 6,000 Haitian migrants in the last 12 days, preventing them from having the chance to seek asylum. Many of them got to the U.S. border by traveling through the Darien Gap, a treacherous stretch of land connecting Central and South America. CBSN correspondent and executive producer of our CBSN Originals documentaries, Adam Yamaguchi, has reported from the region and he spoke with Tanya Rivero about the dangers of Darien Gap.
Trump official speaks on January 6 riots
A government whistleblower tells CBS News he was ordered to alter his intelligence gathering process to match the claims former President Trump was making in public. CBS News Homeland Security and Justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins CBSN with more.
Court allows U.S. to continue expelling migrant families
The Biden administration has maintained a pandemic-era policy enacted under former President Donald Trump to rapidly expel some migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump-era immigration policies changed
The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled new rules on immigration arrests, directing U.S. officials to focus on detaining and deporting immigrants who pose a threat to national security or public safety.
U.S. unveils new limits on immigration arrests and deportations
The Biden administration directed U.S. officials to focus on detaining immigrants determined to pose a threat to national security or public safety, as well as migrants who recently crossed the southern border.
Haitians expelled as Biden renews DACA effort
New numbers show the U.S. deported nearly 4,000 Haitians from an encampment at the southern border over a nine-day period without allowing them to seek asylum. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is also renewing efforts to shield thousands of "Dreamers" from deportation and shore up the DACA program. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN AM with more.
Senate parliamentarian again blocks legalizing immigrants in budget bill
The ruling is another blow to Democratic efforts to create a massive legalization program for millions of undocumented immigrants without Republican support
Biden administration moves to shield DACA program from legal challenges
The Obama-era program currently provides deportation protection and work permits to roughly 590,000 immigrants known as "Dreamers."
Democrats split over border policy
The White House's handling of thousands of migrants from Haiti at the U.S.-Mexico border is angering key members of the Democratic caucus. Politico's national political correspondent Sabrina Rodriguez joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the response and why Texas Governor Greg Abbott is seeing his approval rating drop.
U.S. expels nearly 4,000 Haitian migrants in 9 days
The deportees, including hundreds of families with children, are returning to a country ravaged by natural and man-made calamities.
Migrant camp cleared in Del Rio, Texas
Southern border officials have cleared the massive migrant encampment beneath the International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas. Nearly 15,000 people, mostly Haitians migrants, were staying there. CBS News' Natalie Brand gives an update on the situation at the border. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez speaks with CBSN's Lana Zak about what's next for Haitian migrants.
U.S. reopening Texas border crossing after clearing out migrant encampment
As many as 15,000 migrants were packed into a squalid tent city beneath a bridge near the Rio Grande, hoping to be processed for asylum.
Democrat criticizes response to migrant camp
The Biden administration's special envoy to Haiti resigned following the expulsions of Haitian migrants to their home country. Thousands of migrants have been camping under a bridge on the southern border in Texas for several days, and the White House now says horses will no longer be used at the Del Rio border after video footage showed agents aggressively dispersing Haitians. Congressman Andy Levin, a Democrat from Michigan, joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss that and efforts to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and keep the federal government from shutting down.
Many Haitian migrants at Texas border being released into U.S.: AP
One source put the number being sent from the border town of Del Rio in the thousands. The White House has said the migrants faced expulsion from the U.S.
Migrants flee to Mexico amid mass deportation effort
The Department of Homeland Security is investigating an incident where Border Patrol agents on horseback are seen intimidating Haitian migrants at the Texas border. Migrants camped out there are having to face the choice of deportation back to Haiti or fleeing to Mexico. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
U.S. to probe incidents involving border agents dispersing Haitians
Over the weekend, photos and videos emerged depicting mounted Border Patrol officials herding and chasing migrants who had crossed the Rio Grande near Del Rio, a small border community in southwestern Texas.
U.S. begins mass deportations of migrants in South Texas
More than 12,000 migrants, most of them Haitian, are currently camped beneath a bridge near Del Rio, Texas. Now, the U.S. is increasing its efforts to return these people to their home countries. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez explains the situation. Then, CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
U.S. expelling migrants from Texas town
The U.S. has begun deporting Haitian migrants who have gathered at the southern border by the Texas town of Del Rio. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports on efforts to fly them back to Haiti. Then Congressman Tony Gonzales, a Republican who represents Del Rio, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss his experience visiting the camp and what he believes the White House needs to do about the situation.
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