40 migrants killed in detention center fire
At least 40 migrants were killed and dozens more injured when a fire broke out at a migrant detention facility in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez, just south of the border with Texas.
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At least 40 migrants were killed and dozens more injured when a fire broke out at a migrant detention facility in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez, just south of the border with Texas.
A U.S. official said all indications suggest the victims were migrants being smuggled into the country illegally.
Federal prosecutors said Stavros Papantoniadis, owner of Stash's Pizza, physically assaulted and verbally abused the immigrant worker over a period of 14 years.
Hundreds of people rushed the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday after a rumor that migrants would be allowed to cross into the United States. It comes as new data shows a decline in the number of illegal border crossings. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galves joins Elaine Quijano and Lana Zak with more.
At least eight people were killed and the search for others who were missing was called off Sunday.
Emergency crews on Monday called off a search for seven migrants who were missing after their boats overturned off the coast of San Diego over the weekend. At least eight bodies have already been found. Omar Villafranca reports.
"They threw tear gas at us," said one of the Venezuelans frustrated by a new U.S. government app meant to handle asylum applications.
Earthquake rescue efforts continue; Employers offering higher pay to incentivize migrant workers.
The United Nations refugee agency voiced concern, saying the law "would amount to an asylum ban – extinguishing the right to seek refugee protection."
At least 64 people, including eight children, died when their overcrowded wooden boat slammed into shoals just a few hundred yards off Italy's coast.
The Biden administration is moving to crack down on the exploitation of migrant children in the U.S. labor force. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins John Dickerson on "Prime Time" to discuss.
At least 61 migrants died when their overcrowded wooden boat broke apart over rocky reefs off southern Italy. Seth Doane reports.
A rescue official vowed to keep up the search, but said finding more survivors was unlikely as the "sea conditions are too difficult."
Officials feared the death toll could top 100 since some survivors indicated the boat had as many as 200 passengers when it set out from Turkey.
Americans across nearly 10,000 zip codes in all 50 states have applied to sponsor Ukrainians displaced by the Russian invasion of their homeland.
The rescue came just days after 18 people who were crammed into a lumber truck, "pressed against each other like in a tin can," were found dead.
Business owners are saying they're paying migrant workers more money as part of a push to attract workers amid a severe shortage. The hourly positions being filled by temporary visa holders are mostly in the restaurant, construction and hospitality industries. Santiago Perez, deputy editor for Latin America at The Wall Street Journal, joined "CBS News Mornings" with more on how the visa process is playing a major role in the shortage.
President Biden is set to deliver his State of the Union address, facing new challenges from the Republican controlled House. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett has more.
A group of Republican-controlled states, led by Texas, are asking a federal judge to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA. The request could jeopardize work permits and protections against deportation for hundreds of thousands "Dreamers" who came to the U.S. as children. CBS News reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins Anne-Marie Green and Janet Shamlian to discuss.
Nine Republican-led states have asked a federal judge in Texas to shut down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins John Dickerson with the latest.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams told CBS News the Biden Administration needs to do more on immigration as thousands of migrants come to his city. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe discussed his recent interview with Adams.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a former New York Police Department captain who was also assaulted by police as a teenager, told CBS News on Tuesday that police departments must concern themselves with the "basic aptitude" of police officers and recruits, in addition to training. Watch Ed O'Keefe's full interview with Adams.
CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez joined law enforcement agents in the Florida Keys for a first-hand look at how they're dealing with migrants from Haiti and Cuba who are seeking to reach the U.S. by boat.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are seeing an increase in boats full of migrants from Cuba and Haiti attempting to reach Florida. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez joins "CBS News Mornings" with new details.
More than 4,400 migrants have made their way by boat to the U.S. since August, officials say.