Trump administration in talks with Rwanda to take deportees from U.S.
Officials said there are active discussions about sending third country deportees from U.S. soil to the east African nation.
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Officials said there are active discussions about sending third country deportees from U.S. soil to the east African nation.
President Trump issued a proclamation in March invoking the wartime Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants who he claims are members of the gang Tren de Aragua.
After fleeing the Taliban, Khaibar Shafaq found purpose helping migrants with Catholic Charities. Jason Allen has more.
Yemen's Houthi rebels say a U.S. strike has hit a detention center for migrants in Saada, killing dozens of people.
The Trump administration on Monday lined the White House North Lawn's perimeter with mugshot-style posters that they say shows arrested immigrants and their alleged crimes. CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Jake Rosen have the latest news on the administration.
Migrants, some with help from smugglers found on TikTok, are crossing the U.S.-Canada border. A Sinaloa cartel member says President Trump's illegal immigration crackdown will not stop the smuggling.
In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in Texas' Bluebonnet Detention Center "until further order from this court."
The wife of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador last month had filed for a protective order against him in May 2021, according to court documents obtained by CBS News. The case was dismissed in June 2021. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has more on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation case.
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said there is probable cause for the Trump administration to be held in criminal contempt for its deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador. Meanwhile, exclusive CBS News reporting finds that a government memo set out broad rules in which migrants without criminal records could be flown to Guantanamo Bay. CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez and Scott MacFarlane report.
Migrants who came to the U.S. via a Biden-era online appointment app have been told to leave "immediately" in a message from the Department of Homeland Security.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently reported illegal border crossings have declined to a record low of just over 7,100. While the number of asylum seekers has dropped, the needs of those who do make the journey remains. Adam Yamaguchi reports one group has found providing aid is a heavenly calling.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement admitted to an "administrative error" that resulted in the deportation of an undocumented man to El Salvador. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's Latin American trip included a photo-op at the El Salvador prison that's holding Venezuelans deported by the U.S. Vanessa Cardenas, executive director of America's Voice, which advocates for undocumented immigrants and immigration reform, joins "America Decides" to weigh in on the Trump administration's policies.
Wednesday marked one year since Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, killing six construction workers. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and families of the victims took part in a memorial service. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga spoke with Moore about lessons learned in the past year.
The Trump administration is refusing to provide a federal judge with more information on last week's deportation flights. Tuesday is the deadline for the Department of Justice to explain why it failed to follow the judge's orders. CBS News' Jake Rosen and Lilia Luciano have the latest.
The Trump administration is revoking legal status for more than 500,000 Latin American and Haitian migrants who were welcomed into the U.S. under a Biden-era sponsorship process. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports.
The Trump administration is moving to revoke the legal status of hundreds of thousands of Latin American and Haitian migrants and will urge them to self-deport. All entered the U.S. under a Biden-era sponsorship program called CHNV which aimed to cut down on illegal immigration at the border by providing legal avenues. President Trump paused the program after he took office. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez explains.
A federal appeals court heard arguments Monday on the Trump administration's use of an 18th-century wartime law to deport more than 2,000 Venezeluans to El Salvador. A lower court judge is temporarily blocking the administration from invoking the law. CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen has more.
President Trump again took to social media to attack a federal judge who ruled against his administration over the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to an El Salvador prison. Nicole Sganga has the latest on the ongoing immigration fight.
Migrants, some with help from smugglers found on TikTok, are crossing the U.S.-Canada border. A Sinaloa cartel member says President Trump's illegal immigration crackdown will not stop the smuggling.
At the northern border, migrants are crossing from Canada into the U.S. with the help of human smugglers who openly promote their services on popular social media platforms.
A total of 532,000 migrants from from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela entered the U.S. under the CHNV policy.
The judge who temporarily blocked the Trump administration's deportation flights to El Salvador held a contentious hearing Friday, grilling Justice Department lawyers on what they knew about the flight and why they seemingly ignored his order to turn them around. Plus, President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Air Force's newest aircraft. CBS News' Jake Rosen and Charlie D'Agata have the latest.
In February, at a routine ICE check-in in Texas, Franco José Caraballo Tiapa was unexpectedly detained, and on Saturday, his wife lost contact with him.
The Trump administration says hundreds of alleged gang members were deported this past week to El Salvador. However, CBS News has learned that at least one had no criminal record. The Venezuelan migrant was seeking asylum. Lilia Luciano has his story.