Chicago coronavirus outbreak infects dozens of migrant kids in U.S. custody

A shelter in Chicago reported at least 37 cases of coronavirus among children in government custody, and it expects that number to rise.

• Apr 14, 2020

SCOTUS asked to reconsider "public charge" order amid pandemic

The filing cited declarations by doctors who said immigrants are foregoing medical care for coronavirus, fearing immigration consequences.

• Apr 13, 2020

"We are trapped": Immigrant women speak out from detention amid pandemic

"We are also at risk of dying. We are also people, human beings," one Cuban asylum-seeker held by ICE in Louisiana told CBS News.

• Apr 13, 2020

Soccer player deported by the U.S. triumphs away from home

After living in the U.S. for nearly a decade, Lizandro and his brother were sent to El Salvador in 2017. He's now playing professional soccer thousands of miles away from his family.

• Apr 10, 2020

U.S. expels 6,300 migrants from border under coronavirus order

The U.S. is also rapidly expelling unaccompanied migrant children. Top border official Mark Morgan said they could also pose an "absolute public health risk" to the U.S.

• Apr 9, 2020

ICE to consider freeing vulnerable immigrants as coronavirus cases rise

Hours before the announcement, a federal judge ordered the release of 22 sick immigrants in Pennsylvania, warning of "catastrophic outcomes."

• Apr 7, 2020

Women in ICE custody plead for release amid pandemic

Immigrant women detained in rural Louisiana feel powerless to shield themselves from the rapidly-spreading coronavirus. They're asking the U.S. not to forget about them.

• Apr 3, 2020

Lawmakers call on ICE to free more immigrants amid pandemic

A federal judge said not releasing sick immigrants could lead to "unconscionable and possibly barbaric result."

• Mar 31, 2020

U.S. is swiftly deporting migrant children at the border

"Despite everything I experienced along the way, they deported me the next day," one indigenous teenager from Guatemala told CBS News.

• Mar 30, 2020

Judge says U.S. must justify holding migrant kids as coronavirus spreads

The federal judge in California called immigration detentions centers "hotbeds of contagion" in her order.

• Mar 29, 2020

3 migrant kids in U.S. custody test positive for coronavirus

The three minors are the first confirmed coronavirus cases among the 3,600 unaccompanied children currently in U.S. custody.

• Mar 26, 2020

Suit seeks release of migrant kids in U.S. custody over coronavirus

Attorneys wrote that thousands of unaccompanied migrant children "spend all of their time in close proximity to other children and staff members."

• Mar 25, 2020

U.S. postpones "Remain in Mexico" hearings due to coronavirus

An attorney said it was a good public health move, but noted that migrants are disheartened that they won't be able to make their case to win U.S. asylum anytime soon.

• Mar 23, 2020

3 workers at facilities housing migrant kids in U.S. custody test positive for coronavirus

A dozen migrant children in U.S. custody have been tested for the virus. Five results came back negative and the rest are pending.

• Mar 23, 2020

Hungary paying citizens to have babies

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."

• Mar 22, 2020

U.S. to rapidly turn away border-crossing migrants over coronavirus

The Trump administration is citing a public health law that allows officials to deny entry to foreigners who could carry a disease.

• Mar 21, 2020

Calls grow for ICE to release immigrants to avoid coronavirus outbreak

"Can you imagine if you get an outbreak in these detention facilities? It's going to spread like wildfire," a former head of ICE told CBS News.

• Mar 19, 2020

Trump says he'll block asylum-seekers at Mexico border over coronavirus

The president said he would invoke a law that allows officials to turn away migrants.

• Mar 19, 2020

ICE unveils new "enforcement posture" amid coronavirus pandemic

The agency still has not addressed calls to downsize its detainee population to prevent a coronavirus outbreak inside its scores of detention centers.

• Mar 18, 2020

Guatemala suspends U.S. deportation flights over coronavirus

Under the deal, the Trump administration has deported more than 930 Honduran and Salvadoran asylum-seekers to Guatemala.

• Mar 17, 2020

Mom, son reunited after months in ICE custody

A mother and son saw each other for the first time in several months Saturday morning. Karen Yadira Rodriguez Gutierrez was reunited with her 11-year-old son at Washington Dulles International Airport. The boy had been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for more than six months after claiming asylum at the border. Gutierrez was already living in Virginia as a legal asylum seeker. The reunion happened after Gutierrez filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration.

• Sep 22, 2018
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Lawsuit demands ICE release immigrants at risk for coronavirus

Advocates say the detainees, who have health conditions ranging from heart disease to epilepsy, are at risk of getting severely ill or dying.

• Mar 16, 2020

Biden touts deportations freeze; Sanders calls for ending ICE raids

The two Democratic presidential hopefuls drew sharp contrast with President Trump's stringent immigration policies.

• Mar 15, 2020

ICE suspends family visits amid coronavirus concerns

The move comes as the agency faces growing calls to release asylum-seekers in its custody who do not pose a threat to public safety.

• Mar 13, 2020

Pregnant teen falls to her death from U.S. border wall

The U.S. said Mirian Stephany Girón Luna.was eight months pregnant and blamed her death on human smugglers.

• Mar 13, 2020

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