Gov. Abbott insists Texas has right to protect border amid feud with Biden
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott returned to the Eagle Pass border with more than a dozen GOP governors Sunday to talk about illegal migrant crossings.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott returned to the Eagle Pass border with more than a dozen GOP governors Sunday to talk about illegal migrant crossings.
Senate negotiators say that they have reached a deal to overhaul the asylum system at the U.S.-Mexico border. The full text of the $110 billion proposal will be released this weekend and includes funding for Israel and Ukraine. However, the bill faces a tough road and comes as a truck convoy heads to the border to protest the Biden administration. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest.
While the "Take our Border Back" convoy started its journey from Virginia Beach earlier this week with just a few dozen cars and trucks, it now has over 200 vehicles.
A group of protesters are making their way to the southern border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, to show solidarity with the state's efforts to curb illegal crossings. Border Patrol has moved migrants away from the area as a precautionary measure. CBS News Texas reporter Jason Allen has more.
The Senate is expected to unveil a bipartisan border security deal as early as Friday, but the bill has been dividing Republicans. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
Lawmakers say the Senate is "whisper close" to releasing its border deal after weeks of negotiations, but some Republican senators are suggesting ditching the plans altogether. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez explains what's known about the bill.
A Republican-led House committee is trying to impeach a member of President Biden's cabinet over an influx of migrants at the border. The panel held a hearing Tuesday to advance articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the details.
A House committee met Tuesday to advance articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The effort comes as Texas and the Biden administration continue to clash over the southern border. CBS News' Nikole Killion and Camilo Montoya-Galvez have more.
Senate negotiators are preparing the final text of what could be the most consequential immigration legislation in nearly 40 years. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has the details.
The Supreme Court says federal agents can remove razor wire that the Texas National Guard placed along the Rio Grande to try and deter illegal border crossings. But in the border city of Eagle Pass, the state is still keeping federal Border Patrol agents away from one of those crossing points. CBS News’ Omar Villafranca reports.
House Republicans are rallying against a bipartisan Senate plan on immigration reform that is still being finalized. The bill would allow the president to deport most migrants seeking asylum whenever illegal border crossings surge. Nancy Cordes reports.
Key border policy negotiators say the White House and Senate are near a deal. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion and chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa have the details.
President Biden says the U.S. will respond to a drone attack that killed three American service members in Jordan on Sunday. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes and contributor Sam Vinograd have more.
Senators were still negotiating the final language of an immigration bill that would allow the president to suspend asylum proceedings as border crossings soar while also raising the standard for accepting asylum seekers. Skyler Henry reports.
Texas National Guard soldiers took control of a park in Eagle Pass earlier this month, and have since prevented Border Patrol agents from processing migrants in the area.
The state of Texas and the Biden administration continue to be involved in an extraordinary showdown over federal access to a public park in the border town of Eagle Pass. Texas says it need to block access to deter illegal crossings, and more than two dozen Republican governors support the state's actions. Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the latest.
The growing border battle in Congress is threatening to upend a bipartisan deal to overhaul immigration policies. President Biden has urged Congress to pass the deal, which he said would include tough reforms to secure the border, but House Speaker Mike Johnson warns it is likely dead on arrival. His words come amid concerns that Republicans are blocking the deal to help former president Donald Trump in the upcoming election. CBS News' Christina Ruffini reports from the White House.
Texas is doubling down on the U.S.-Mexico border, refusing to remove razor wire that would allow Border Patrol into a public park in Eagle Pass, Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott said the state will "hold the line" against border crossings, and 25 Republican governors have signed a letter supporting Abbott. CBS News' Camilo Montoya Galvez has more from Eagle Pass.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson sent a letter to his GOP colleagues Friday warning legislation coming out of the Senate, if reports about what is in it are true, would be "dead on arrival" in the lower chamber. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he's ready for a legal battle with the Department of Justice over floating barriers that state officials set up along the U.S.-Mexico border to repel migrant crossing. The Biden administration says the large buoys violate federal law and pose humanitarian challenges. Janet Shamlian reports from Eagle Pass, Texas.
The United States will begin denying asylum to migrants who come to the U.S. border without seeking protection in a country they passed through or applying online. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Manuel Bojorquez talks to a migrant family and a local pastor in Tijuana about the impact of Title 42 on asylum requests for migrants fleeing violence.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the state will keep adding razor wire along the Rio Grande, despite the Supreme Court allowing the Biden administration to remove it. As this plays out, a border policy deal on Capitol Hill could be in jeopardy. Camilo Montoya-Galvez and Scott MacFarlane have more.
Negotiations are continuing between Republican Senate leaders and the White House regarding a possible border security deal. However, Republicans acknowledged Thursday that the calculus on such a deal may have changed given former President Donald Trump's status in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Scott MacFarlane has the latest.
Republican leaders are gauging how much party support there is for a border policy deal now that former President Donald Trump has solidified himself as the frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan, and CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane, have the latest on where the talks stand.