Refugee agency to fast-track release of some migrant children

This guidance is the Biden administration's latest effort to address the soaring number of unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border.

• Mar 23, 2021

Migrants seeking asylum despite warnings

More than 15,000 unaccompanied children are being held at U.S. border; Sen. Murphy visited and says "I wouldn't want my children to be in those detention facilities."

• Mar 22, 2021

Biden administration pressed to allow media to border facilities

In his confirmation hearing, Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas promised "to elevate the level of public engagement, so that we are a transparent agency."

• Mar 22, 2021

DHS secretary visits border amid influx of asylum seekers

The DHS secretary and four senators visited several facilities, including a processing center for unaccompanied children.

• Mar 21, 2021

FEMA chief says COVID-19 positivity rate among migrants is less than 6%

"What we're seeing is less than 6% positive right now, coming across the border," Acting Administrator Robert Fenton told lawmakers.

• Mar 16, 2021

FEMA deployed to help process migrant children

Migrant children have reported sleeping in overcrowded conditions and having limited access to showers while in Border Patrol custody.

• Mar 14, 2021

DHS chief urges patience with "stressful challenge" along border

Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas also announced that migrant families who were separated under the Trump administration will be allowed to reunify in the U.S.

• Mar 1, 2021

700 kids crossed the U.S. border alone after being required to wait in Mexico

"We never expected to experience so much suffering on this border," said one migrant father.

• Jan 15, 2021

Biden committed to immigration pledges, advisers say

Transition officials said the changes in immigration policy changes — especially along the U.S.-Mexico border — will take time, given the ongoing pandemic.

• Dec 22, 2020

Migrant children illegally deported

U.S border agents violated a federal judge's court order to halt all expulsions of unaccompanied minors using a COVID-era policy without legal standing. Now shelter officials are saying there are ways the government can legally protect minors while also following COVID protocols. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined "CBSN AM" to share his reporting.

• Dec 14, 2020
• 07:16

Shelter officials oppose Trump's effort to expel migrant children

Shelter officials who work with the government to house migrant children oppose efforts to expel the minors with little or no due process.

• Dec 14, 2020

Trump border wall being built on pristine land hurts animal migration

"It's a huge richness of biodiversity, of culture and relationship between the two nations," said conservationist Jose Manuel Perez. "We are losing that with this wall."

• Dec 6, 2020

Migrant girl fled to the U.S. fearing sexual abuse but was expelled

15-year-old Marjory is one of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children U.S. border officials have expelled during the pandemic.

• Dec 3, 2020

New report details Trump effort to seize private land for border wall

The Justice Department has filed more than 100 lawsuits against landowners to seize their property along the U.S.-Mexico border.

• Nov 24, 2020

How Trump used COVID-19 to shut U.S. borders to migrant minors

Public health officials at the CDC objected to an order that has authorized the expulsions of thousands of migrant children without court hearings or asylum screenings.

• Nov 2, 2020

Reality check of asylum seekers at border

CBS News is investigating how President Trump's policies are affecting families hoping to start a better life in the United States. Mireya Villarreal travels to the border in Texas to find out how those hoping to cross the border are doing.

• Oct 29, 2020
• 02:34

U.S. borders with Mexico, Canada to remain closed

The travel restrictions will remain in place until November 21.

• Oct 20, 2020

U.S. deporting asylum-seekers to Guatemala

A Trump administration policy is set to take full effect in Guatemala this week. In an agreement with the Guatemalan government, migrants who came through the nation seeking refuge in the U.S. need to request protection there instead. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN AM to break down what this policy means for the U.S. and what dangers migrants will be facing.

• Nov 25, 2019
• 05:03

Hundreds of children denied asylum at border

Hundreds of unaccompanied minors who are seeking refuge in the U.S. have been denied asylum despite laws protecting children traveling alone from speedy deportations. CBS News is the first to report the impact of the Trump administration's expulsion policy. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined CBSN to explain how the administration was able to suspend protection for unaccompanied minors during the coronavirus pandemic and what happens to those children once they're turned away. He also discussed a California judge's decision to extend the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency's deadline to release detained families by 10 days.

• Jul 17, 2020
• 08:41

Mexico offers concessions to avoid U.S. tariffs

CBS News has learned that Mexico has offered concessions to try and avoid President Trump's planned tariffs. CBS News' Nikole Killion and CBS News Capitol Hill producer Rebecca Kaplan join CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss the ongoing negotiations between the two countries.

• Jun 6, 2019
• 13:29

Will Congress block Trump's planned tariffs on Mexico?

The conservative political advocacy group Americans for Prosperity is calling on lawmakers to block attempts by President Trump to impose tariffs on Mexico. The group's president, Tim Phillips, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" Tuesday to discuss.

• Jun 4, 2019
• 06:32

Migrant child died in custody while trying to reach her mother

Darlyn Valle died in U.S. custody after crossing the border from Mexico. She was only 10 years old and was on her way from El Salvador to her mother in the U.S. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca speaks to CBSN about the six known migrant children who have died after crossing into the U.S.

• May 23, 2019
• 05:02

Trump threatens new tariffs on Mexico

President Trump has announced plans to impose tariffs on Mexico if the country does not stop the flow of migrants into the U.S. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang spoke with CBSN about what his latest demand entails.

• May 31, 2019
• 07:19

Trump threatens tariffs as migration surges

Meetings are underway between U.S. and Mexico in Washington. They're discussing the surging number of migrants at the border as President Trump's tariff threat looms. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN to explain the latest.

• Jun 6, 2019
• 06:09

Does "Remain in Mexico" policy violate law?

Since April, asylum seekers have been turned away by the thousands under a Trump administration policy that requires them to wait in Mexico for their cases to be considered. Los Angeles Times immigration reporter Molly O'Toole explains the ins and outs of the policy and why detractors say it may be illegal.

• Aug 29, 2019
• 06:14

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