Impact of shutting the border

President Trump on Monday showed no sign of backing down on his threat to shut the southern border. The move would impact people trying to enter the U.S., as well as American consumers. Manuel Bojorquez explains.

• Apr 1, 2019
• 2:32

Avocado shortage if Mexico border is closed?

From the avocados in your guacamole to the tequila in your margaritas, the U.S. relies heavily on Mexico for imports of fruits, vegetables and alcohol. If President Trump decides to close the southern border, many imports and exports could be affected.

• Apr 1, 2019
• 1:10

If U.S.-Mexico border closed, avocados would soon be toast

U.S. reportedly would run out of avocados in about three weeks if it were stopped from importing them from Mexico

• Apr 1, 2019

"You are not numbers to us": On the front lines of the migrant caravans

"Where should we put these people, our migrant brothers?" worries an activist whose job has recently gotten much harder

• Apr 1, 2019

White House on Trump's threat to shut down border

The White House is doubling down on President Trump's threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border. Mola Lenghi reports.

• Mar 31, 2019
• 2:16

State Department ordered to cut aid

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has followed President Trump's direction and ordered the State Department to cut off U.S. aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Kenneth Craig reports.

• Mar 30, 2019
• 2:40

Why this Mexican woman's kitchen is legendary worldwide

"I feel as if they were my family," says Concepción González Ramírez, who provides hot meals and cheap lodgings to migrants from as far away as Ghana and Bangladesh

• Mar 31, 2019

Trump threatens to close border next week

With less concern about the Mueller report, President Trump is turning his attention to the national emergency he declared at the southern border. Mr. Trump threatened drastic action against Mexico as early as next week if Mexican authorities did not stop illegal border crossings, including a border shutdown. A major closing of the border could threaten five million American jobs and cost billions of dollars in trade goods. Kenneth Craig reports.

• Mar 30, 2019
• 2:52

Trump threatens to close the border

President Trump threatened drastic action if Mexico does not stop illegal immigration. The administration has repeatedly warned of a crisis at the border. Mola Lenghi reports.

• Mar 29, 2019
• 2:28

Border business: The smuggler

U.S. authorities are noting a sharp increase in illegal crossings along the U.S. southern border, where smugglers affiliated with criminal networks operate. CBSN Originals spent time with a coyote working in and around the border town of Nogales, Mexico, where some fear migrants may commit additional crimes in order to pay their way across.

• Mar 29, 2019
• 5:46

Border business: The lawyer

As a crippling backlog of over 800,000 cases slowly make their way through U.S. immigration courts, they're weighing heavily on the attorneys preparing them. CBSN follows one immigration attorney working in some of the busiest immigration courts, trying to keep migrants in the U.S. safe from deportation.

• Mar 29, 2019
• 8:32

Trump threatens to close southern border

While touring Lake Okeechobee in central Florida, the president was asked about his plans for the border. CBS News' Mola Lenghi is traveling with the president and joined CBSN with details.

• Mar 29, 2019
• 3:39

Monarch butterflies are thriving this year but it could be the last

"I am scared that this is the last big bumper year," said a scientist with the Center for Biological Diversity

• Mar 29, 2019

Inside a massive monarch butterfly reserve

Every spring, millions of monarch butterflies migrate into the United States. It is part of an incredible annual journey of several thousand miles from Mexico to Canada, before the butterflies return in the fall. But the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service warns the monarch "is in trouble." Tony Dokoupil traveled to the start of the migration in Michoacán, Mexico.

• Mar 29, 2019
• 5:01

"El Chapo" asks for new trial over jurors' alleged misconduct

Defense attorneys say jurors improperly followed media coverage of sensational drug conspiracy case

• Mar 26, 2019

A judge may soon block Trump's contested "Remain in Mexico" policy

A federal judge heard arguments Friday, and a decision on a preliminary injunction could come as soon as Monday.

• Mar 22, 2019

240 immigrants have been sent to Tijuana to await immigration court dates

The ACLU and other immigration advocates have sued the Department of Homeland Security over the new policy

• Mar 12, 2019

As Trump renews demands for border wall, still no signs that Mexico will pay for it

Trump's messaging on funding for his "big, beautiful wall" has changed course dramatically since his original calls in 2016

• Mar 11, 2019

Tortillas from heirloom corn: A win for diners and farmers

Entrepreneur Jorge Gaviria is opening the door for Mexican farmers by bringing their corn to the world's best chefs

• Mar 6, 2019

Apprehensions of migrant families surge along the border

"The system is well beyond capacity and remains at the breaking point," Customs and Border Protection commissioner Kevin McAleenan told reporters

• Mar 5, 2019

Abandoned in Mexico during medical emergency?

A New Jersey couple accuses a cruise company of abandoning them in Mexico during a medical emergency. Carol and Bertram Palk claim they were told to get off Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas because the medical staff couldn’t treat Carol’s internal bleeding. They paid thousands of dollars to return to the U.S. on their own. DeMarco Morgan reports.

• Feb 26, 2019
• 2:22

"Remain in Mexico" to be "exponentially" expanded, officials say

Homeland Security officials didn't say which border towns "Remain in Mexico" would be expanded to, but said "everything is on the table"

• Mar 1, 2019

Couple says cruise ship abandoned them in Mexico during emergency

Carol and Bertram Palk say they were told to get off because the ship's medical staff couldn't treat Carol's internal bleeding. They paid thousands to get home.

• Feb 26, 2019

Defense requesting new trial for "El Chapo"

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's defense is seeking a new trial after Vice News reported several jury members followed coverage of the trial in the media, despite being told it was against court rules. CBSN legal analyst Rikki Klieman joined CBSN with more on the issue and what could happen next..

• Feb 25, 2019
• 6:19

GOP rep deployed to border defends Trump's emergency declaration

The GOP Congressman from Illinois was deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border earlier this month with his Air National Guard unit

• Feb 24, 2019

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