DHS warns extremists may exploit new COVID rules
The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism alert that warned that violent extremists could take advantage of the relaxed pandemic restrictions to conduct attacks.
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Officials vow to address domestic extremism
The Biden administration says it will be ramping up efforts against domestic extremism and terrorism in the United States. Meanwhile, BuzzFeed News reports the Oath Keepers have struggled to gain new members and financing since the January 6 assault on the Capitol and the arrests of several of its members. BuzzFeed News reporter Salvador Hernandez joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" host Elaine Quijano with more on the fallout.
Biden responds to April jobs report
President Biden is trying to ease concerns about the nation's economic recovery after Friday's jobs report showed far fewer jobs were added to the economy than expected. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
DHS scraps Trump-era plan to collect more biometric data from immigrants
While the proposed rule change never took effect, the policy would have marked a colossal shift in Homeland Security's personal data collection from immigrants and US citizens alike.
ACLU lawyer on family reunification efforts
The Department of Homeland Security is working with the American Civil Liberties Union to reunify migrant families separated under the Trump administration, as the Biden administration continues to use a public health policy to justify deportations. Lee Gelernt of the ACLU spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about why he says the rule is unfair, and how's working to bring families back together.
Biden administration reuniting migrant children with parents
The Biden administration is beginning to reunite some families who were separated at the southern border under the Trump administration. On Tuesday, a mother and son from Mexico were brought back together after nearly four years apart. CBS News' Lilia Luciano shares their story, then CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss that and more.
DHS head on unaccompanied minors at border
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas joins "CBS This Morning" first to talk about unification efforts at the border and the drop in unaccompanied minors in DHS custody, as well as a recently capsized boat in California believed to be filled with migrants.
90 migrants found in crammed home
Dozens of people were discovered crammed into one house and living in poor conditions in Houston. Some showed signs of the coronavirus. Police and the Department of Homeland Security are trying to determine who the people are. Omar Villafranca reports.
Exclusive look at asylum-seeking process
CBS News got exclusive access inside a Department of Homeland Security facility processing asylum-seekers at the southern border. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined CBSN with more on what the process is like for migrant families, and how U.S. immigration policy has changed during the Biden administration so far.
Inside a DHS facility for asylum-seekers
CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez got an inside look at a Department of Homeland Security facility for migrants in Texas. He joins CBSN to explain what he saw and the process it takes to admit asylum-seeking migrants who were waiting in Mexico under a Trump-era policy.
DHS launches internal probe of domestic violent extremism
In a memo to DHS employees, Alejandro Mayorkas wrote that recent events, including the January 6th attack on the Capitol, highlighted the threat domestic extremism poses.
Agents "unprepared" for Portland civil unrest
A report from the Department of Homeland Security's Office of the Inspector General reveals that hundreds of federal agents deployed to Portland during the George Floyd protests last summer lacked proper training and equipment and the agency did not have a "comprehensive strategy" in place. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins CBSN to discuss the report and more.
Federal agents were "unprepared" to quell Portland unrest, IG finds
The DHS inspector general found many agents who were sent to Portland in the summer of 2020 lacked training and equipment.
Trump-era policy being used to expel migrants
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.
Biden to announce picks for DHS immigration, cybersecurity posts
Absent from his list of DHS appointments is a director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Watchdog finds widespread mistreatment of immigrants at ICE facility
The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general found that immigrants received poor medical care and excessive punishment for peacefully protesting.
Officials scramble to find housing for migrant children
The Biden administration says it is working on a long-term solution to address the growing number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the southern border each day. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
White House responding to southern border
Vice President Harris will lead an effort to work with Mexico and Central American countries to stem the flow of migrants to the southern border. Meanwhile, journalists were offered limited access to a border facility housing migrant children Thursday. CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian joins CBSN AM with the latest from El Paso.
Number of unaccompanied migrant children in custody on the rise
As of Friday, 18,000 unaccompanied migrant children were in U.S. custody at the border, and the number continues to grow each day. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez spoke with Lana Zak on CBSN about why the Biden administration hasn't been able to clear the backlog. He also discussed dueling visits to the border by Republican and Democratic lawmakers, and the Biden administration's next move to preserve the DACA program.
DHS Secretary Mayorkas guts Homeland Security Advisory Council
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a letter to members that he would "reconstitute the HSAC."
Senator Chris Murphy on border facility visit
Senator Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss his visit with DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to a border facility. He also talks about the Biden administration's response to the border crisis and whether there can be a bispartisan solution.
DHS secretary visits border amid influx of asylum seekers
The DHS secretary and four senators visited several facilities, including a processing center for unaccompanied children.
Migrants wait as U.S. faces influx at border
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas refrained from calling the surge of migrants at the U.S. border a "crisis" during a hearing yesterday and defended the Biden administration's efforts to process cases. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal joins CBSN AM with more from the border.
DHS head on situation at Southwest border
The U.S. is on pace to see more migrants at the Southwest border than at any time in the past 20 years - fueling what some are calling a humanitarian crisis. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas joined "CBS This Morning" to discuss the surge, and the Biden administration's plans for handling it.
Mayorkas defends Biden's border policies amid surge of migrant children
The DHS chief testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on the challenges at the southern border.
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