Biden to end pandemic limits on immigrant visas, top adviser says
Trump's order has restricted family-based green card applications and work visas, like those for the H-1B program, throughout the pandemic.
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Biden to sign orders on health care
President Biden is focusing on health care Thursday with a series of new executive orders, including reopening access to the Affordable Care Act marketplace. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN with details on what they will include.
Biden's executive orders on health, climate
President Joe Biden is taking steps to roll back some Trump-era health care policies. He's also using his executive authority to launch new government effort to fight climate change. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined CBSN to discuss the latest.
Biden delays orders reversing Trump-era immigration policies
The president is expected to sign an order creating a task force to help locate and reunite migrant families separated during the Trump administration.
Trump-era head of U.S. immigration courts to step down
His departure comes as the Biden administration has been replacing top government officials who shepherded major immigration restrictions.
DOJ rescinds memo used to justify separations of migrant families
To this day, advocates have been struggling to locate more than 600 migrant parents. President Biden has pledged to create a task force to help locate them.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden's deportation moratorium
U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton agreed to pause the policy while he considered a lawsuit filed by Texas' Republican attorney general.
Feds issue moratorium on deportations
The Biden administration has implemented a 100-day moratorium on deportations, one of several executive actions to reverse some of former President Trump's hard-line immigration policies. President Biden has also introduced legislation that features a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined "CBSN AM" to discuss.
Biden signing new orders to address COVID-19
President Biden is signing 10 new executive orders to address the coronavirus pandemic on his first full day in office, one day after he reversed some of the Trump administration's agenda. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined CBSN with the latest from the White House.
Biden reversing Trump immigration policies
On his first day in office, President Biden signed 17 executive orders and actions. Several aim to dismantle Trump-era immigration policies, including border wall construction. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN to explain.
Biden works on packed legislative agenda
President Biden wasted no time getting to work after taking the oath of office. He signed several executive actions and prepared legislation to be sent to Congress. CBS News political contributor and Democratic strategist Lynda Tran, and CBS News political analyst and Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss what is on the Biden administration's legislative agenda and how easy it will be to get it through Congress.
Biden signs first executive actions as president
On his first day in office, President Biden signed several executive actions and orders — some of which reverse decisions made by his predecessor, former President Trump — on issues including the environment, immigration, the U.S. census and regulatory changes. Watch his remarks at the signing ceremony.
Biden signs orders reversing major Trump immigration policies
Through another proclamation, President Biden ordered officials to pause wall construction along the U.S.-Mexico border within seven days.
Biden to propose bill to offer legal status to millions of immigrants
Farm workers and undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. children would be placed on an expedited pathway to U.S. citizenship.
Hearings start for Biden's cabinet nominees
The Senate is kicking off a series of high-stakes confirmation hearings Tuesday for President-elect Joe Biden's top cabinet nominees. Lawmakers will question his picks to lead the Departments of State, Treasury, Homeland Security and Defense along with the director of national intelligence. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN from Wilmington, Delaware with more on the hearings, the upcoming impeachment trial and the new administration's expected first moves.
Biden plans executive action on immigration, but warns of delay on bill
The president-elect told Latino leaders that his immigration bill may not pass during his first 100 days in office, citing the pandemic and Senate impeachment trial.
COVID vaccine timeline unknown for ICE detainees
Nearly 9,000 immigrants in ICE custody have been infected with the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic. U.S. immigrations officials have agreed to vaccinate more than 15,000 detainees once doses become available. But the agency still has no concrete timeline on when that will be. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
Report: Sessions was behind family separations
A scathing report from the Justice Department's internal watchdog blames former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his aides for the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border. It also says Sessions' office didn't anticipate the logistics for handling so many separated children, which has kept some children away from their parents to this day. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about this report and the calls for the Biden-Harris administration to enact major immigration reform.
700 kids crossed the U.S. border alone after being required to wait in Mexico
"We never expected to experience so much suffering on this border," said one migrant father.
What is ex-acting Homeland chief's legacy?
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf announced his resignation after holding the job for 14 months despite several lawsuits challenging the legality of his appointment. Many Democrats are questioning the timing of his resignation given the attack on the U.S. Capitol and potential for an attack on next week's inauguration ceremony. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN to discuss Wolf's legacy.
Trump meets with Pence amid Capitol fallout
President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have met for the first time since the Capitol riot. And acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf resigned from his position in the final days of the Trump administration. CBS News White House producer Fin Gomez joins "CBSN AM" with more details.
Judge blocks wide-ranging asylum limits
The limits would have generally disqualified victims of gang violence, gender-based persecution and domestic abuse from U.S. asylum.
Trump extends immigrant and work visa limits into Biden presidency
President Trump issued the restrictions in the spring and expanded them in the summer, citing the economic recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Court blocks Trump bid to detain migrant families indefinitely
Like the Obama administration, President Trump sought to hold migrant families with children in detention indefinitely to deter border crossings.
Mixed-status families eligible for stimulus checks in COVID bill
The inclusion of relief for mixed-status families, who did not receive stimulus checks in the spring, was a bipartisan effort.
Hurricane Isaias makes landfall on Gulf Coast
Trump announces Russia will release millions of tons of diesel to help with costs
Trump promised to lower prices for Americans. Here's what the data shows.
Pentagon's plan to livestream execution sparks intense backlash
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NYPD body camera footage shows aftermath of ICE agent shooting
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Katie Zacharia is Trump's pick for next White House press secretary
