Internal dispute erupts among lawyers for detained migrant children
Lawyers representing families held by ICE say the lead lawyer in a landmark case over detention conditions for migrant minors is supporting a "coercive family separation process."
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Lawyers representing families held by ICE say the lead lawyer in a landmark case over detention conditions for migrant minors is supporting a "coercive family separation process."
A program in Hungary is offering cash to couples for having kids, but the reasoning for it echoes some of Europe's darkest chapters. Jon Wertheim reports on the anti-immigrant motivation to "keep Hungary Hungarian."
A program in Hungary is offering cash to couples for having kids, but the reasoning for it echoes some of Europe's darkest chapters. Jon Wertheim reports on the anti-immigrant motivation to "keep Hungary Hungarian."
As part of the special "Pandemia: Latinos in Crisis," CBS News interviewed detainees who fear the rapid spread of the coronavirus inside ICE facilities.
The order could open the program to hundreds of thousands of new applicants, including teenagers who met the age requirement after President Trump moved to end DACA
Hundreds of unaccompanied minors who are seeking refuge in the U.S. have been denied asylum despite laws protecting children traveling alone from speedy deportations. CBS News is the first to report the impact of the Trump administration's expulsion policy. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined CBSN to explain how the administration was able to suspend protection for unaccompanied minors during the coronavirus pandemic and what happens to those children once they're turned away. He also discussed a California judge's decision to extend the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency's deadline to release detained families by 10 days.
Border officials arrested 1,651 unaccompanied migrant children in June. Just 61 avoided being expelled, according to data obtained by CBS News.
CBSN's "Red & Blue" takes a closer look at White House adviser Stephen Miller, who has been the driving force behind the recent overhaul at the Department of Homeland Security.
A new report says U.S. Customs and Border Protection doesn't follow its own guidelines when it comes to providing medical care to migrant children in their custody. This comes after the death of several children who were in CBP custody dating back to 2018. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya Galvez joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
"I want justice, I want to know why my son didn't receive medical care in time," the father of one of the children said in a letter obtained by CBS News.
An investigation by The New York Times and the Marshall Project reveals how unsafe conditions and scattershot testing helped turn the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency into a worldwide spreader of the virus. Emily Kassie, the director of visual projects for the Marshall Project, joins CBSN to discuss conditions in ICE detention centers and how the Trump administration pressured other countries to take in sick deportees.
Several lawsuits have now been filed against an ICE policy that bars foreign students from taking only-online coursework in the fall.
Border officials have carried out more than 70,000 expulsions of migrants under an emergency coronavirus order.
The U.S. has already been expelling most border-crossers, including unaccompanied children, under a separate CDC order.
Foreign students in the U.S. planning to attend schools that will only offer online classes in the fall will need to transfer, depart the country or face potential deportation.
Congress and the administration have yet to reach an agreement to prevent mass furloughs of USCIS employees.
The implementation of the rule — which disqualified most non-Mexican migrants from asylum — violated federal administrative law, the judge said.
A federal judge last week ordered ICE to release all minors the agency is detaining with their parents, citing new coronavirus cases.
The 9th Court of Appeals noted that the constitutional power to appropriate federal funds lies solely with Congress, not the executive branch.
As the U.S. faces a reckoning over systemic racism and police brutality, other countries could offer fresh insight on reshaping law enforcement training and tactics. In Germany, officers must confront the past in order to move forward. New York Times correspondent Melissa Eddy joins CBSN from Berlin to explain.
In a 7-2 decision, the high court said asylum-seekers placed in expedited deportation proceeding are not entitled to seek habeas corpus.
Citing a CDC order, border officials have expelled tens of thousands of migrants, including children and many seeking asylum.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Trump administration's attempt to dismantle an Obama-era program that protects young undocumented immigrants from deportation was unlawful. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN to explain the ruling.
A new proclamation will suspend several guest worker programs, including H-1B visas for those in specialized fields like the technology sector.
The Trump administration will be suspending certain visas, a move that would block the entry of foreigners looking for temporary work in the U.S. CBS News' immigration reporter Camilo Montoya Galvez joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the sweeping immigration restrictions.