Car industry would be "crippled" if U.S shut border with Mexico
American automakers would struggle to build vehicles without parts made in Mexico, experts say
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American automakers would struggle to build vehicles without parts made in Mexico, experts say
"According to America, I am a dangerous person because I am committing a crime, but, well, it's also a job"
The debate over closing America's southern border is heating up, with some Republican leaders warning the president not to do it. Manuel Bojorquez is in El Paso, Texas, with the latest.
The U.S. is set to cut off aid to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, and President Trump has renewed his threats to shut down the border with Mexico. Sheba Crocker of global humanitarian organization CARE USA joins CBSN to discuss who stands to be affected by those moves.
President Trump repeated his threat to close the U.S. border with Mexico if the country doesn't do more to stop illegal immigration. "If we don't make a deal with Congress, the border's going to be closed, 100 percent," Mr. Trump said after a meeting with NATO's secretary general.
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.
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.
U.S. reportedly would run out of avocados in about three weeks if it were stopped from importing them from Mexico
"Where should we put these people, our migrant brothers?" worries an activist whose job has recently gotten much harder
The White House is doubling down on President Trump's threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border. Mola Lenghi reports.
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.
"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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"I am scared that this is the last big bumper year," said a scientist with the Center for Biological Diversity
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.
Defense attorneys say jurors improperly followed media coverage of sensational drug conspiracy case
A federal judge heard arguments Friday, and a decision on a preliminary injunction could come as soon as Monday.
The ACLU and other immigration advocates have sued the Department of Homeland Security over the new policy
Trump's messaging on funding for his "big, beautiful wall" has changed course dramatically since his original calls in 2016
Entrepreneur Jorge Gaviria is opening the door for Mexican farmers by bringing their corn to the world's best chefs
"The system is well beyond capacity and remains at the breaking point," Customs and Border Protection commissioner Kevin McAleenan told reporters