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Facilities housing migrant children have been told to expedite the release of some kids who have a parent or guardian willing to care for them in the United States. CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez joins "CBSN AM" from Juarez, Mexico with the latest on how the administration is handling the surge of migrants at the border.
This guidance is the Biden administration's latest effort to address the soaring number of unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border.
Many unaccompanied minors are staying in overcrowded facilities amid a surge in border crossings. Pressure is growing on the Biden administration to address the crisis. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
The number of unaccompanied minors in U.S. government custody has hit more than 15,000 as border crossings surge. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN AM to discuss how the Biden administration is responding.
The number of unaccompanied migrant children in U.S. custody at the border has grown to more than 15,000. CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from the Mexican side of the border, and CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero with more on how the Biden administration is responding.
CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN to discuss what's driving the surge of migrant children crossing the border and the conditions kids have described to lawyers about daily life in some detention facilities.
In his confirmation hearing, Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas promised "to elevate the level of public engagement, so that we are a transparent agency."
More than 15,000 migrant children are now in custody at the southern U.S. border. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has repeatedly stated "the border is closed," and is blaming the Trump administration for the current situation. Christina Ruffini has more.
CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal reports from the front lines of the crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border.
GOP Senator Rob Portman says President Biden's decision to rescind some of his predecessor's border policies encouraged children to cross the border.
Senator Tammy Duckworth says a "deeper investigation" is needed to determine whether the shooting that left eight people dead was racially motivated.
Today on "Face the Nation," familiar crises challenge the country -- and the Biden administration.
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.
The House passed two immigration bills on Thursday with bipartisan support, but their prospects in the Senate are uncertain.
The bills may represent Democrats' best chance of getting immigration legislation through the evenly divided Senate
The House on Thursday passed two proposals that would legalize subsets of the estimated 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission, as Democrats gauge the chances of approving immigration legislation and sending it to President Biden's desk. CBSN's Elaine Quijano reports.
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.
Biden is facing a daunting challenge with acute humanitarian implications that could overshadow successes in other areas.
As President Biden highlights the sweeping impact of the coronavirus relief package, Republican lawmakers pitched an alternative to the president's immigration reform plan in the Senate. Washington Post White House reporter and CBS News political contributor Sean Sullivan joins CBSN to discuss the response to the recent surge of migrants at the border.
The government is opening new facilities to house unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S.-Mexico border as more than 13,000 are in custody. Mireya Villarreal joins CBSN AM from McAllen, Texas, to discuss what's happening at the border.
The U.S. is on pace to receive more migrants crossing the border than in the last 20 years, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said.
House Democrats are preparing to vote on two immigration reform bills that would help create a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants. It comes as the Biden administration struggles to accommodate a surge of migrant children at the border. Molly O'Toole, Los Angeles Times immigration and security reporter, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with details on what the legislation would do, and how the U.S. asylum process has changed over the years.
Some migrant children in U.S. Border Patrol custody have told lawyers they are being held in overcrowded conditions.
President Biden is facing growing pressure as thousands of unaccompanied migrant children are held at the U.S.-Mexico border. Some progressives are criticizing his administration's handling of the crisis. Congressman Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about immigration reform, progressive priorities, and the situation in the Middle East.
"What we're seeing is less than 6% positive right now, coming across the border," Acting Administrator Robert Fenton told lawmakers.
