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House to take up immigration reform

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.

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Biden says he has no plans to visit border

Amid a growing crisis at the southern border, CBS News confirmed 7,300 unaccompanied migrant children were transferred into a network of shelters run by the U.S. refugee agency last month. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal spent time with law enforcement officers witnessing the crisis and spoke with children and adults who said they had no choice but to come. CBS News White House reporter Bo Erickson joined CBSN to discuss the latest from the Biden administration.

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How can surge in migrant kids be addressed?

A growing crisis is unfolding at the U.S.-Mexico border as many of those crossing into the U.S. are young children. CBS News confirmed 7,300 unaccompanied migrant children were transferred into a network of shelters run by the U.S. refugee agency last month, a record for February. Ali Noorani, president and CEO of the National Immigration Forum as well as the host of the "Only in America" podcast, joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss the crisis at the border.

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Lawyers detail harrowing conditions for migrant kids

The Biden administration is enlisting FEMA to help process the record number of unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S., Mexico border as lawyers detail the harrowing conditions migrant children shared with them at a facility in Donna, Texas. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's Nikki Battiste to discuss how conditions in the facility became so deteriorated and how the Biden administration aims to alleviate the overcrowded facility.

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White House faces surge of migrant children

On Monday the U.S. reported a record 3,200 migrant children in border patrol facilities. Vice President Kamala Harris' deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the recent surge and how the administration is responding. She also discusses the Biden administration's efforts to confront vaccine hesitancy in minority communities and Vice President Harris' reaction to a recent spike in attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in her hometown of Oakland, California.

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