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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
The fire broke out overnight in the facility in Ciudad Juárez, right on the U.S. border. Most of the dead were Guatemalan nationals.
A deadly fire at a Mexico migrant facility has killed at least 39 people. Mexico's president says it was sparked by migrants who were protesting their anticipated deportation. CBS News reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez shares the latest details and what he's learned about the people that were being kept at the facility.
"They threw tear gas at us," said one of the Venezuelans frustrated by a new U.S. government app meant to handle asylum applications.
Cheryl Orange said she stayed in Texas with the group's luggage after forgetting her identification.
The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for the return of four American citizens who were kidnapped in Mexico and the arrest of those who were involved. CBS News correspondent Enrique Acevedo discussed what we know and why the area they were in is under a "do not travel" warning.
The Department of Homeland Security is facing several challenges including energy grid attacks and fentanyl coming across the border. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins Errol Barnett and Elaine Quijano to discuss her interview with DHS intel chief Kenneth Wainstein.
The state prosecutor said there was enough evidence to identify about half of the people found in the two graves.
"He does not believe that any of his warning shots could have possibly hit the person or caused the death," his lawyer said.
GOP lawmakers have incorrectly blamed the spike in fentanyl overdoses on migrants, whom they blame for bringing the drugs across the border.
Illegal border crossings have dropped by 40% since President Biden announced tougher migration enforcement measures in early January.
Federal authorities said Alejandro Tenescalco was caught trying to cross the border on Dec. 20 without proper documents.
New York has offered roughly 40,000 migrants shelter, food and other services since last year in an effort city officials project will cost over $1 billion.
Migrants deemed to be vulnerable, such as the elderly and pregnant women, will be allowed to enter the U.S. legally under the new Biden administration process.
President Biden is in Mexico City for the North American Leaders' Summit with his counterparts from Mexico and Canada. One of the biggest topics on the agenda will be immigration. Before the summit, Mr. Biden made his first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office.
The visit is his first to the U.S.-Mexico border as president.
President Biden is in Mexico City, where he will attend a summit with the Canadian prime minister and the Mexican president. Ahead of the summit, Mr. Biden went to the U.S.-Mexico border. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joined "CBS News Mornings" with more details.
Customs and Border Protection said its Office of Professional Responsibility was "reviewing the incident."
Title 42 allows U.S. border officials to quickly expel migrants and asylum-seekers on public health grounds.
For nearly three years, the Title 42 public health law has allowed the U.S. to quickly expel hundreds of thousands of migrants to Mexico.
For the past two weeks, hundreds of migrants have been forced to sleep on the streets of El Paso because space in the city's shelters and churches has been depleted by a sharp increase in migrant arrivals.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the National Guard to block border crossings as the fate of Title 42 is still unclear. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca joins us from El Paso to discuss the situation the city is facing amid the rise in migrant arrivals.