Probe finds U.S. border agents used "unnecessary" force against migrants
Investigators found Haitian migrants were seeking to deliver food and supplies to their families and not threatening U.S border agents.
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Investigators found Haitian migrants were seeking to deliver food and supplies to their families and not threatening U.S border agents.
A federal judge in Louisiana is set to issue a ruling within the next week on whether the CDC can move forward with its plan to end the Title 42 border restrictions. The pandemic-related rule allows authorities to deny entry to migrants at the southern border for public health reasons. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins Elaine Quijano on CBS News to discuss how this ruling would impact U.S. border policy.
The number of asylum-seekers processed at ports of entry increased sharply, driven in part by Ukrainian refugees arriving at the Tijuana-San Diego border.
The increase in border arrivals comes as the U.S. prepares to wind down the Title 42 pandemic-era rule, which allows authorities to swiftly expel migrants.
President Biden urged lawmakers to pass immigration reforms in Congress during his first State of the Union speech Tuesday night. Ali Noorani, the president and CEO of the National Immigration Forum, joins Elaine Quijano on CBS News to discuss.
Two agencies have provided coronavirus vaccination to more than 90,000 migrants in U.S. custody, according to data obtained by CBS News. But Border Patrol has yet to offer shots.
Over the weekend, photos and videos emerged depicting mounted Border Patrol officials herding and chasing migrants who had crossed the Rio Grande near Del Rio, a small border community in southwestern Texas.
Thousands of protesters are in Washington today, calling on Congress to include a clear path for migrants to receive U.S. citizenship. The march comes as Mexico and the U.S. struggle to deal with a recent influx of migrants at the border, including many who fled Haiti. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN to discuss the latest.
More than 12,000 migrants, most of them Haitian, are currently camped beneath a bridge near Del Rio, Texas. Now, the U.S. is increasing its efforts to return these people to their home countries. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez explains the situation. Then, CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
Carlos Gregorio Hernández Vásquez, 16, became the sixth migrant child to die after entering U.S. custody during a six-month period starting in December 2018.
U.S. and Mexican authorities have announced an initiative to find and arrest their top 10 most wanted criminals along the border. CBS News Homeland Security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga spoke exclusively with the U.S. Border Patrol sector chief for El Paso about what this partnership means, how the pandemic has affected law enforcement's job and what they're doing to keep American teens from working with cartels to smuggle migrants across the border.
The Biden administration has admitted more than 10,000 asylum seekers since it ended former President Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy in January. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez sat down with a couple who were reunited because of the policy reversal. He joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the latest at the border.
The number of unaccompanied migrant children in the custody of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has declined by 88% since March. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez toured the largest border facility for migrant children Thursday and joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
U.S. Border Patrol was holding a record high 5,700 unaccompanied children in late March. That number fell below 700 over the weekend.
The Biden administration will continue using a Trump-era immigration policy to expel migrants from the U.S. Title 42 allows U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deny migrants entry into the country due to the coronavirus pandemic. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
Over 172,000 migrants crossed the U.S. border in March, 71% more than in February. 60 Minutes correspondent Enrique Acevedo spoke with Central American families staying at a hotel in Mexico waiting to cross into the U.S. He joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
The boy was distraught and crying after waking up and realizing he was left behind by a group of migrants.
Nearly 19,000 migrant children are in federal custody as the U.S. sees rising levels of Central American migrants attempting to enter the country. CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from Guatemala, and CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the situation.
In one overcrowded holding facility in south Texas, there were not enough caregivers to care for 500 migrant children under the age of 12, the report said.
U.S. agents along the southern border carried out approximately 170,000 total apprehensions in March — a 70% increase from the previous month.
Scott Pelley reports on human smuggling across the southern border; then, the governor who's castigating the president on climate change; and, Steve Kroft ventures to the Isle of Eigg
The Border Patrol tent in Donna, Texas, was holding 3,200 unaccompanied children on Tuesday, including 39 minors held for over 15 days.
CBS News has learned that border officials are releasing some migrant families into the United States without giving them notice to appear in court at a later date. The comes as the number of unaccompanied migrant children in government custody tops 16,000. CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez joins CBSN AM with more.
This guidance is the Biden administration's latest effort to address the soaring number of unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border.
The U.S. is on pace to receive more migrants crossing the border than in the last 20 years, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said.