U.S. finalizes asylum restriction to ramp up border deportations

The rule represents a major pivot by President Biden, a Democrat who campaigned on restoring access to the U.S. asylum system.

• May 10, 2023

New program to require curfews, GPS tracking for asylum-seeking families

The program, which will initially apply to migrant families heading to four U.S. cities, is part of a larger Biden administration effort to deter migrants from crossing into the U.S. illegally.

• May 10, 2023

Biden finalizes new asylum policies

As pandemic-related restrictions end and new policies are put into place, U.S. officials are concerned there may be an increase in migrants attempting to cross the border. Additional troops will be deployed in the coming days and weeks. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez is in El Paso with more.

• May 10, 2023
• 5:43

Border officials up pressure on migrants

President Biden spoke with his Mexican counterpart by phone Tuesday to discuss immigration at the southern border. The end of the Title 42 border policy is expected to lead to a sharp increase in migrants. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from El Paso.

• May 9, 2023
• 3:41

Migrants at border face uncertainty

The emergency immigration restriction known as Title 42 is set to expire, marking a major policy shift in how the U.S. processes migrants. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga spoke to people arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border and joins Errol Barnett and Lana Zak from Brownsville, Texas, with more.

• May 9, 2023
• 4:50

Crackdown on illegal migrants to begin

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it will begin a crackdown on illegal border crossings in El Paso, Texas, starting Tuesday ahead of the pandemic-era program Title 42, which expires later this week. That expiration has state officials worried about a possible surge of migrants. CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez has more.

• May 9, 2023
• 5:21

U.S.-Mexico border towns prepare for influx

As the pandemic-era immigration policy known as Title 42 nears its end this week, more migrants are heading to the U.S.-Mexico border. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez joins with the latest.

• May 8, 2023
• 4:14

WH prepares for end of Title 42 border policy

The U.S. Border Patrol recorded an average of more than 8,000 daily migrant apprehensions over the past three days, according to agency chief Raul Ortiz. This is amid concerns of a larger spike coming when Title 42, the pandemic-era border policy, ends Thursday. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett joins with more.

• May 8, 2023
• 4:26

Lawmakers on Texas mall shooting, debt limit

President Biden will sit down with congressional leaders about the debt ceiling Tuesday just weeks before a possible default, days after the 202nd mass shooting of the year and amid an immigration surge at the U.S.-Mexico border. CBS News Radio White House correspondent Steven Portnoy and CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane join with the latest.

• May 8, 2023
• 8:05

Homeland Security's plan for Title 42 ending

The Homeland Security secretary says the department is ready for the end of Title 42 as the number of border crossings is expected to spike in days. 1,500 additional troops are heading to the U.S. border and new asylum regulations are expected to be finalized this week. Ed O'Keefe reports.

• May 8, 2023
• 2:32

Officials fear migrant surge as Title 42 ends

The White House is sending troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to aid Border Patrol ahead of an anticipated surge of migrants. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins "CBS News Mornings" with more on how members of Congress are reacting ahead of the end of Title 42.

• May 8, 2023
• 8:23

Mayorkas: We need immigration system fixed, not "band-aid solution"

A bipartisan Senate bill would allow the U.S. to keep expelling migrants after Title 42 ends this week.

• May 7, 2023

U.S. prepares for migrant influx

Migrant crossings at the southern U.S. border are likely to jump when a pandemic-era policy expires next week. Omar Villafranca is at the border, where officials are struggling with those who are already there.

• May 5, 2023
• 2:34

Migration at border expected to spike

The U.S. is ending its COVID emergency next week, which also means an end to a pandemic-era border policy known as Title 42. The measure allowed officials to send hundreds of thousands of migrants back to Mexico or their home countries on public health grounds. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga discusses how the administration is preparing.

• May 5, 2023
• 4:33

Border cities brace for end of Title 42

Tens of thousands of migrants are expected to cross the U.S.-Mexico border when Title 42 expires on May 11. Omar Villafranca reports.

• May 3, 2023
• 2:06

Biden sending 1,500 troops to border

CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins Lana Zak and Errol Barnett to discuss how the Biden administration is defending its plan to send 1,500 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. She also weighs in on House Democrats' efforts to push a debt limit increase amid the looming debt ceiling crisis.

• May 3, 2023
• 6:02

U.S. citizen tried to export 5,680 rounds of ammunition into Mexico

Jesus Alberto Olivarez, a U.S. citizen, was on his way to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico when authorities found a total of 5,680 live rounds of pistol ammunition hidden in Olivarez's PT cruiser.

• May 2, 2023

Manhunt intensifies for shooting suspect

Police have intensified their search for a man accused of murdering five of his neighbors in Cleveland, Texas. Officials say Francisco Oropesa is a Mexican national who entered the U.S. illegally. Immigration officials had deported him multiple times over the past couple years. CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian has more.

• May 2, 2023
• 2:56

U.S. to open processing centers for migrants

The Biden administration is preparing for the end of Title 42 -- the pandemic-era policy previously used to deport migrants on public health grounds. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has details on the White House's plans.

• Apr 27, 2023
• 4:37

U.S. takes new steps to reduce migrant arrivals with Title 42 set to end

The U.S. will set up migrant processing centers in Latin America, increase deportations and expand legal migration pathways to reduce the number of unlawful border crossings.

• Apr 27, 2023

U.S. border officials records 25% jump in migrant crossings in March

U.S. officials are preparing for up to 13,000 migrants to cross the southern border daily once pandemic-era limits on asylum claims expire in May, absent a major policy change.

• Apr 17, 2023

Desperate migrants at U.S. border frustrated by immigration app

The U.S. government is using an app to encourage legal entry at the border. But migrants in Mexico tell Sharyn Alfonsi they're frustrated with the process.

• Apr 2, 2023

Homeland Security head won't call immigration at border a crisis

At a time of intense controversy over immigration, Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas tells Sharyn Alfonsi why he won't call the situation at the southern border a crisis.

• Apr 2, 2023

Dozens killed in fire at Mexico migrant center

The president of Mexico says migrants started a fire at a detention center in the country last night after being told they would be deported. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins Errol Barnett and Lilia Luciano to discuss the deadly incident.

• Mar 28, 2023
• 5:17

Dozens killed by fire at migrant detention center in Mexican border city

The fire broke out overnight in the facility in Ciudad Juárez, right on the U.S. border. Most of the dead were Guatemalan nationals.

• Mar 28, 2023

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