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

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

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

Trump-backed firm gets $1.3B contract to build 42 miles of border wall

The firm will receive more than $30 million per mile

• May 20, 2020

Government expands "Remain in Mexico" policy

The Trump administration is expanding its "Remain in Mexico" policy by allowing authorities to send most asylum-seekers to Mexico regardless of where they crossed the border. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports it is the latest attempt to end a system President Trump and others have criticized as "catch and release."

• Sep 30, 2019

Trump plan would deny visas over health costs

The Trump administration has announced a plan to deny visas to immigrants who don't have health insurance or are unable to prove that they can afford medical care. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez explains how the executive order was pushed through and how it will affect migrants.

• Oct 7, 2019

Fast-tracking deportations of asylum seekers

The Trump administration is implementing a pilot program to fast-track the processing and deportation of migrants seeking asylum. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN to explain why immigration lawyers believe the new program denies migrants due process.

• Oct 28, 2019

WSJ: Feds using cellphone location data

The Wall Street Journal reports federal agencies like ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are buying cellphone data from private U.S. companies and using it for immigration enforcement along the southern border. Michelle Hackman, from The Wall Street Journal, joins CBSN to explain her investigation.

• Feb 13, 2020

Trump says he'll block asylum-seekers at Mexico border over coronavirus

The president said he would invoke a law that allows officials to turn away migrants.

• Mar 19, 2020

Arizona national monument being blown up for border wall

The blasts are taking place on an UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and Native American burial site.

• Feb 7, 2020

Record-long drug tunnel discovered at southern border

The tunnel started in Mexico and ran under part of the newly fortified border into the U.S.

• Jan 29, 2020

Border officials: "Consequences" deterring migrant families and kids

For the first time in more than a year, the Trump administration is apprehending less migrant children and families than adults along the U.S.-Mexico border

• Nov 14, 2019

Government watchdog to probe Trump's land seizures to build wall

Congress' independent watchdog will investigate the administration's intensifying efforts to seize private land to build barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border

• Sep 11, 2019

CBP chief says Mexico contributed to big drop in migrant arrests

Customs and Border Protection chief Mark Morgan said the controversial "Remain in Mexico" policy has been a "game changer" in deterring migrant families considering journeying to the U.S.-Mexico border

• Sep 9, 2019

School construction among military projects cut to pay for border wall

The administration is planning to divert military funds allocated to build shooting ranges, missile launching pads and even schools for children at military bases in the U.S. and abroad

• Sep 4, 2019

Pentagon approves use of $3.6 billion for border wall

The administration is using funds from 127 military projects in the U.S. and abroad to construct 175 miles of border barriers

• Sep 3, 2019

U.S. expands "Remain in Mexico" policy to Rio Grande Valley

The move means asylum seekers will now be sent to a Mexican state the U.S. government warns Americans travelers not to visit because of widespread crime and the risk of being kidnapped

• Jul 19, 2019

3 bodies found in storm drain near U.S.-Mexico border

Three bodies were recovered from storm drain in El Paso, Texas, near U.S.-Mexico border

• Jun 10, 2019

Overlooked in U.S.-Mexico talks: Guns going south of the border

President Trump should use trade talks to crack down on firearms bought in U.S. and smuggled into Mexico, critics say

• Jun 7, 2019

Border apprehensions of families and children continue to skyrocket

U.S. authorities apprehended more than 84,000 families and 11,000 unaccompanied children near the U.S.-Mexico border last month

• Jun 5, 2019

Graham introduces bill to extend detention of migrant children

Graham's bill also calls for the hiring of 500 new immigration judges and would force migrants to apply for asylum in their home country instead of at the border

• May 15, 2019

Number of migrants apprehended at border in April climbs to 109,000

Officials apprehended more than 58,000 migrants traveling as families last month. The Border Patrol chief warned that the government might "lose control of the border"

• May 8, 2019

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