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Trump admin. plans to spend $3.8B on wall; American hero becomes national valentine
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Mexico avoids U.S. tariffs with potential deal; Native American vet returns to Normandy.
Because of a court order, the Biden administration is required to reinstate the Trump-era policy of requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for their hearings.
Starting next month, the U.S. will lift pandemic-era travel restrictions along its borders with Canada and Mexico for people who are vaccinated. Both borders have been closed to non-essential travel since March 2020. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
The tropical storm is expected to be "near major hurricane strength" by the time it makes landfall, the National Hurricane Center said.
For the first time since March 2020, the U.S. will allow vaccinated travelers to enter the country by land for non-essential activities, like tourism and family visits.
U.S. and Mexican officials have announced a new security arrangement between the two nations. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was among the leaders negotiating the details. The plan is designed to fight crimes like weapons and human trafficking that impact both sides of the border. It's an overhaul of the 2008 Merida Initiative, which was agreed to under the Obama administration for similar reasons. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
A Biden administration task force has reunited just 52 families in seven months. Sunday, Sharyn Alfonsi speaks to the head of the task force and a family separated four years ago.
Siete is one of the country's fastest-growing food and beverage companies.
The White House's handling of thousands of migrants from Haiti at the U.S.-Mexico border is angering key members of the Democratic caucus. Politico's national political correspondent Sabrina Rodriguez joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the response and why Texas Governor Greg Abbott is seeing his approval rating drop.
One source put the number being sent from the border town of Del Rio in the thousands. The White House has said the migrants faced expulsion from the U.S.
The Department of Homeland Security is investigating an incident where Border Patrol agents on horseback are seen intimidating Haitian migrants at the Texas border. Migrants camped out there are having to face the choice of deportation back to Haiti or fleeing to Mexico. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Thousands of protesters are in Washington today, calling on Congress to include a clear path for migrants to receive U.S. citizenship. The march comes as Mexico and the U.S. struggle to deal with a recent influx of migrants at the border, including many who fled Haiti. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN to discuss the latest.
The U.S. deported more than 300 Haitians back to their home country Sunday as the federal government copes with a major spike in border arrivals in the small community of Del Rio, Texas. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined CBSN to discuss the scale of the situation in Del Rio and how the Department of Homeland Security is responding.
The Department of Homeland Security is working to deport thousands of Haitian migrants gathered under a bridge in a small Texas town along the border with Mexico. Manuel Bojorquez has the latest.
The first step in President Trump's plan to build a border wall with Mexico is taking place. Border Patrol agents will begin testing eight wall prototypes to see how easy they are to climb over or dig under, but there's no guarantee that any will be chosen, or that a wall will even be built. Mireya Villarreal reports.
Tuesday's deadly earthquake in Mexico killed at least 295 people, but the death toll could have been higher without the country's warning system. While other nations have implemented similar systems, so far the U.S. has not - at least not fully. Atlantic senior editor Derek Thompson joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss how the early warnings work and why the U.S. has yet to adopt the technology.
This week, President Trump issued an executive order reversing his administration's policy of separating migrant children from their parents when they attempt to enter the U.S. illegally. The decision came after a huge public outcry. Time editor-at-large Karl Vick joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss what might be the strategy behind the administration’s “zero-tolerance” policy and how the immigration debate could influence the midterm elections.
Pope Francis is in Mexico beginning his pilgrimage to a nation of nearly 100 million Roman Catholics. The pope landed in Mexico City after a historic stop in Cuba. He will celebrate mass before hundreds of thousands on Saturday afternoon. Manuel Bojorquez reports from Mexico City.
Chef Rick Bayless is celebrate for his award winning Mexican cuisine – but it’s his interests outside the kitchen that had food publication Eater recently asking, “Is Rick Bayless the most interesting man in the world?” Bayless stars in a dinner theater stage production, he’s a yoga enthusiast, he cultivates $30,000 worth of produce in his backyard, and he hosts some “legendary” parties. Chef Bayless joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to talk about all of that and his popular Chicago restaurants.
Thousands of migrants are hoping to continue their trek toward the U.S. border from Central America Saturday morning. Their caravan is at the border separating Guatemala with Mexico. At a Friday night rally in Arizona, President Trump warned that the caravan must be stopped before it reaches the United States. The presidents of Honduras and Guatemala will meet Saturday to talk about returning the migrants to Honduras. Chip Reid reports.
Tropical Storm Cristobal is growing stronger as it churns towards the Gulf Coast, already causing massive mudslides in Mexico and Central America. Louisiana's governor has declared a state of emergency as the system threatens to make landfall late Sunday or early Monday. Jeff Berardelli explains the forecast.
Top U.S. authorities said they stopped migrants trying to cross the southern border nearly 209,000 times during the month of August. According to new data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, that's a 2% drop from July, when border apprehensions reached a 21-year high following sharp increases throughout the spring. CBS News Homeland Security and Justice reporter Nicole Sganga joined "CBSN AM" to break down the numbers and discuss new obstacles for Afghan refugees in the U.S.