Ecuador requiring visas for Chinese nationals amid irregular migration
Ecuador is suspending a visa exemption with China after authorities noted many Chinese visitors to the South American country aren't leaving the way the law requires them to.
Immigration
Chinese migrants come to U.S. southern border
A growing number of Chinese nationals, trying to escape repressive politics and a bleak economy, are headed to the U.S. They’re turning to a gap at the southern border with Mexico as a way to get in.
Biden program for 500,000 immigrants
President Biden announced Tuesday a large-scale program to provide legal status and a path to citizenship for about 500,000 undocumented immigrants married to American citizens. The program could also impact "Dreamers," or the hundreds of thousands who were brought to the U.S. as children. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
How Biden's immigration program works
President Biden announced Tuesday a plan to provide legal status to unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens. Around 500,000 people could qualify for work permits and deportation protections if they meet the proposed criteria. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes breaks down the plan.
Breaking down Biden's new immigration order
President Biden is set to unveil a sweeping immigration relief program that would offer legal protections to hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more details on the program.
Biden to unveil major immigration program
President Biden is set to unveil a sweeping immigration relief program that would offer legal status to hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
Biden preparing to offer legal status to certain undocumented immigrants
The program would offer work permits and deportation protections to unauthorized immigrants married to U.S. citizens, as long as they have lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years, sources said.
On its 12th anniversary, DACA is on the ropes as election looms
Dreamers who advocated for the implementation of DACA in 2012 continue to fight for the program, whose future remains uncertain.
Details on suspected ISIS arrests, more
More details are coming to light about the eight foreign nationals with suspected ISIS ties who were arrested this week. A senior Homeland Security official tells CBS News all eight entered the country through the southern border and were released into the U.S. with instructions to appear in immigration court. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd joins to discuss the latest national security headlines.
Rubio says Trump remark on immigrants "poisoning the blood" of U.S. not about race
In a TV interview, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a potential Trump running mate, defended Trump's comment that immigrants were "poisoning the blood of our country."
The numbers behind the U.S. asylum system
In the week since President Biden took executive action to restrict the asylum system, the ACLU filed a lawsuit charging that the administration broke asylum law. To put both moves into perspective, CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez looks at the numbers behind the system.
What to know about Trump's trip to D.C.
Former President Donald Trump blasted the Biden presidency while visiting Washington, D.C. on Thursday, his first time back on Capitol Hill since before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. CBS News campaign reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.
ACLU sues Biden admin. over immigration
The American Civil Liberties Union and other migrant advocacy organizations are suing the Biden administration for its executive action that would curb asylum processing at the U.S.-Mexico border. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
Trump meets with Republicans in D.C.
Former President Donald Trump is in Washington D.C. meeting with Republican lawmakers to show party unity ahead of the 2024 general election. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports from Capitol Hill.
Does ICE's SmartLINK app work to track migrants?
Immigration and Customs Enforcement monitors more than a quarter-million migrants in the U.S. through smartphones, but ICE admits its latest technology faces challenges.
Inside look at ICE's SmartLINK app
ICE tracks thousands of migrants through its SmartLINK app. CBS News correspondent Tom Hanson gets rare access to see how it works.
ICE expands SmartLINK use to track migrants
Experts tell CBS News that ICE's surveillance efforts for migrants have dramatically expanded under the Biden administration.
Latin American baseball league gives migrants in North Texas sense of community
Founded about a year ago, the league is made up almost entirely of immigrants from Latin America.
U.S. offers rewards targeting migrant smugglers in Darién Gap
The announcement came on the third anniversary of Joint Task Force Alpha, the U.S.'s program aimed at prosecuting human smuggling at the southern border.
8 people with suspected ISIS ties arrested
Federal immigration agents have arrested eight people with suspected ties to ISIS, officials tell CBS News. The individuals from Tajikistan allegedly crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and were arrested in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett has details.
At least 49 killed as boat carrying migrants sinks off Yemen, U.N. says
The U.N.'s International Organisation for Migration says 140 more migrants are missing after the deadly capsize off Yemen's coast.
Biden considers protections for some migrants
CBS News has confirmed the White House is exploring protections for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens less than a week after President Biden signed an executive order restricting asylum seekers at the southern border. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details.
Poll: GOP voters on Trump conviction
With less than 150 days until the election, a new CBS News poll shows President Biden and Donald Trump tied in the White House race. According to the poll, Trump's "hush money" conviction hasn't changed voter opinion much. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins to discuss.
Georgia voters share views of 2024 election
Donald Trump is neck and neck with President Biden across the states which will likely determine the outcome of the 2024 election. CBS News campaign reporter Taurean Small speaks with Georgia voters about the race. Then, political strategists Joel Payne and Matt Gorman join with analysis.
Why the 2024 race is so close right now
New CBS polling shows the likely rematch between President Biden and former President Trump is neck and neck nationally and in the battleground states. The results come as Mr. Biden ended his D-Day trip to France with a message of unity and Trump campaigned out West. CBS News' Anthony Salvanto and Robert Costa have the latest.
California couple at center of surrogacy scandal arrested
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Iran's Houthi allies deny losing ground as Mideast crisis engulfs Yemen
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The life and travels of an alleged Chinese agent in the U.S.
U.S. troops on Okinawa facing curfew, alcohol ban after murder charge vs. Marine
Christa Pike is conscious, speaking after botched execution, attorneys say
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Former Cornell frat members ask university to clear their names
Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan to be executed Dec. 3, email states
In Maine Senate debate, Collins and Jackson both criticize Trump — but spar over how
