Migrant surge overwhelms Texas border towns

Migrant crossings at the southern border have nearly doubled from a few months ago. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez has more from El Paso.

• Sep 22, 2023
• 03:41

Migrant crossing surge puts pressure on shelters

As thousands of migrants continue to cross the southern border into the U.S., the strain is moving north to cities like San Antonio, where overflowing shelters have forced migrants to sleep outside. Manuel Bojorquez reports.

• Sep 22, 2023
• 02:15

Migrant crossings soar to near-record levels

The Biden administration is sending 800 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as migrant apprehensions near record levels. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports.

• Sep 21, 2023
• 04:14

Migrants make dangerous journey across Rio Grande

Tens of thousands of migrants, most from Venezuela, are risking their lives to cross the Rio Grande into the U.S. Two people, including a 3-year-old boy, were found dead in the river over the past two days. Manuel Bojorquez has more.

• Sep 21, 2023
• 02:42

Funding Cartels: The Fentanyl Fight | CBS Reports

CBS Reports goes into a cartel stronghold in Mexico to uncover what’s behind the surge in fentanyl trafficking and why America is failing to stop it.

• Sep 21, 2023
• 22:30

U.S. offers thousands of Venezuelan migrants legal status, work permits

The Biden administration will make hundreds of thousands of migrants from Venezuela eligible for work permits and deportation protections under an expansion of the Temporary Protected Status policy.

• Sep 20, 2023

Illegal southern border crossings on the rise

Illegal border crossings have been going up after falling to a two-year low in June. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez examines possible reasons behind the increase.

• Sep 19, 2023
• 05:38

Project Thor sets sights on gun smuggling

As gun-running networks help arm Mexican drug cartel members, an intelligence program called "Project Thor" seeks to stop the flow of firearms. Adam Yamaguchi takes an in-depth look at the program and how it works.

• Sep 19, 2023
• 03:08

Inside Mexican/American gunrunning networks

An intricate network of American gun smugglers, some as far north as Alaska, have been helping to move millions of weapons across the southern border and into the hands of drug cartel members. Adam Yamaguchi takes an in-depth look at how these guns are being moved.

• Sep 18, 2023
• 03:12

Mexican drug cartels get Americans to smuggle weapons across border

"We have allowed the cartels to amass an army," a former ATF senior special agent told CBS News.

• Sep 18, 2023

Migrant children being separated from parents to avoid overcrowding, report finds

An independent court monitor said migrant children as young as 8 were separated from their parents for several days to avoid overcrowding in a Texas holding facility.

• Sep 16, 2023

What the new DACA ruling means for "Dreamers"

A federal judge in Texas once again ruled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program -- or DACA -- is illegal. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins "Prime Time" to discuss what the decision means for hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S.

• Sep 14, 2023
• 04:08

U.S. reopens troubled facility for migrant children in Texas

In response to an increase in border crossings by unaccompanied minors, the Biden administration is housing migrant children in a former work camp, for a second time.

• Sep 13, 2023

DeSantis on North Korea, China and more

Presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sat down with "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell to discuss a wide range of topics, including North Korea's nuclear program, increasing tensions with China and the U.S.-Mexico border.

• Sep 12, 2023
• 04:17

Several wounded when gunmen open fire on convoy in Mexican border town

The attack happened on the international bridge that connects the town of Miguel Aleman with Roma, Texas, Mexican officials said.

• Sep 9, 2023

Judge orders Texas to remove border buoys

A federal judge in Texas has ordered the state to remove its floating border barriers from the Rio Grande. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez breaks down the ruling and what's next in the case.

• Sep 6, 2023
• 02:04

Judge orders Texas to remove floating border barriers, siding with Biden

Earlier this month, Texas repositioned the buoys closer to American soil after federal officials concluded that roughly 80% of the barriers were in Mexico.

• Sep 6, 2023

Judge orders Texas to remove floating barriers

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Texas must remove the floating barriers that were placed in the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border in an effort to deter migrants from crossing.

• Sep 6, 2023
• 00:20

U.S. reminds migrants to apply for work permits

The Biden administration is sending emails and texts to tens of thousands of migrants to remind them that they are eligible to apply for work permits.

• Aug 31, 2023

Most of Texas' floating barrier is in Mexico, survey finds

A joint U.S.-Mexico topographical survey found that 787 feet of the 995-feet-long buoy line set up by Texas are in Mexico.

• Aug 15, 2023

Will Hurd discusses plan for southern border

Former Congressman Will Hurd made a name for himself in 2019 by being one of the few vocal Republican critics of then-President Trump. Now he's seeking the Republican presidential nomination himself -- and his critiques of the former president haven't let up. Hurd joins "America Decides" to discuss his 2024 presidential campaign.

• Aug 14, 2023
• 09:14

Mexican detention center fire victims' families getting $8 million each

Security camera footage showed security personnel made no attempt to evacuate the migrants once the fire broke out.

• Aug 14, 2023

Heat wave hits migrants along southern border

Daily Border Patrol apprehensions of migrants along the Arizona desert have spiked by more than 100% in recent days, despite scorching temperatures surpassing 110 degrees Fahrenheit there, according to internal Border Patrol data obtained by CBS News. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez traveled to Yuma, Arizona, where he spoke to volunteers trying to save migrants' lives.

• Aug 7, 2023
• 05:34

Border crossings jump despite record heat and asylum limits

Border Patrol agents in the Tucson, Arizona, sector have seen the number of migrants arriving daily soar to as many as 1,900, an increase of 134% from June.

• Aug 7, 2023

Mexico blames drownings on border barrier

Mexican officials are linking two deaths to the installation of border buoys on the Rio Grande meant to act as barriers for migrants trying to cross the river. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca has the latest.

• Aug 4, 2023
• 01:30

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