"Remain in Mexico" migrants will have to travel 340 miles for U.S. hearings
Asylum-seekers sent to Nogales, Mexico, will have to find a way to make an 8-hour journey to attend court hearings in El Paso.
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U.S. seeks review of state DMV laws on immigration enforcement
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf has asked components of the department to study the effects of new state laws that allow immigrants to get driver's licenses without proof they're in the U.S. legally.
Policy expediting migrant deportations at the border expands
Advocates say the policy denies asylum-seekers due process, restricts access to lawyers and effectively ensures their prompt deportation.
"I was taken": 7-year-old torn from dad at U.S. border
CBS News documentary "The Faces of Family Separation" follows the harrowing journey of four migrant families fleeing violence in Central America, only to be split apart after arriving in the U.S.
Republican governors wrestle with whether they will accept refugees
The president's executive order is placing Republican governors in an awkward position.
New ICE initiative gathers data on sponsors of migrant children
ICE says the effort is designed to ensure the safety of migrant minors in U.S. custody, but advocates believe it is a move to deport undocumented immigrants who try to sponsor their children family members.
DHS watchdog finds no wrongdoing in deaths of 2 migrant children
Felipe Gómez Alonzo died on Christmas Eve last year and Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin died on December 8.
U.S. considers sending Mexican migrants to Guatemala
The Trump administration is weighing the possibility of sending Mexican asylum-seekers to Guatemala, which has seen hundreds of thousands of its own citizens trek north in the past year.
Law signed by Trump offers citizenship pathway for Liberians
The creation of the legalization program is an unlikely victory for immigrant advocates under the Trump administration, which has overseen a crackdown on both legal and unauthorized immigration.
Trump administration to impose new asylum restrictions
The proposed rule would block migrants from seeking asylum if they committed certain crimes, including using false documents and possession of a controlled substance.
U.N. says "hatred" is helping fuel the worst refugee crisis ever
Officials from the global body say a record 70 million people have been forced to flee their homes, and helping them is a job for every nation.
New figures: 1,134 families separated since end of "zero tolerance"
Since June 2018, the administration has separated 1,134 migrant families. Advocates and the government disagree over whether they were justified.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele: The 60 Minutes Interview
Fleeing gang violence and poverty, 90,000 Salvadorans were apprehended at the U.S. border in the last year. El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele tells 60 Minutes how he's trying to fix his country.
In El Salvador, less coffee means more migrants
A confluence of factors has decimated coffee production in the Central American nation. Now farmers are looking elsewhere for jobs
El Salvador not ready for asylum seekers it promised to accept from U.S.
El Salvador's president, Nayib Bukele, says his country is not prepared to process and care for asylum seekers he promised to accept in a controversial deal with the United States. See the full interview, Sunday
60 Minutes reporting on border crisis wins Columbia Journalism duPont Award
"This nuanced and newsmaking reporting looked at the Trump administration's policy of separating families at the Mexican border, from the poignant lens of aspiring immigrants going through it," Columbia Journalism School says in announcing honor.
Some migrant kids detained for months in jail-like "secure" facilities
Government data shows startling inconsistencies in how long shelters and detention centers take to release migrant children to their families
Border apprehensions drop for sixth month in a row
Official believe their stringent measures to restrict access to America's asylum system are sending a powerful message of deterrence
Migrant boy was in distress before death in Border Patrol custody
The new video suggests that U.S. border officials failed to recognize and address the visible distress of Carlos Gregorio Hernández Vásquez in the hours before his body was found without a pulse
U.S. planned to separate 26,000 migrant families in 2018
The estimate was revealed by a watchdog report, which also found the U.S. can't calculate how many families it separated due to unreliable data.
Judge blocks Trump rule requiring immigrants to prove health insurance
Citizens and a non-profit group successfully sued to halt the new rule, which they say would block nearly two-thirds of prospective legal immigrants.
Family begs government to approve visa for kidney donation
The family claims the U.S. consulate in New Delhi is concerned the cousin, who is an approved match for the donation, won't return to India
Company that holds migrant kids scraps party at Trump club
The decision to hold the party at a Trump property raised questions about ethics that were unprecedented before Mr. Trump's presidency, according to a nonprofit government watchdog
ICYMI: A look back at Sunday's 60 Minutes
This week on 60 Minutes: Bill Whitaker reports on how the Russians hacked the 2016 election, a widow tells Sharyn Alfonsi the story behind a heartbreaking photo, and Lesley Stahl shows how scientists are using brain imaging to try to read minds
Story behind photo of drowned father and daughter
A widely seen photograph of a father and his 23-month-old daughter who drowned trying to reach the U.S. was seared into memory this summer. Now, Tania Avalos, the wife and mother of the drowned migrants, is telling her story to 60 Minutes
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Pentagon's plan to livestream execution sparks intense backlash
Trump says Russia will release millions of tons of diesel to help with costs
Blanche, other DOJ appointees can take part in campaigns, memo says
Vehicle driven by ICE agents in Texas hits and injures man, sheriff says
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