Senate to vote on Trump's Homeland Security pick as early as Tuesday
The move would pave the way for President Trump to install Chad Wolf as acting head of the sprawling department
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Trump to tap Chad Wolf to lead DHS
He has played a role in crafting some of the most stringent and controversial immigration policies rolled out by the Trump administration
A top House Democrat blasts White House over finding new DHS secretary
The president has yet to announce a replacement for outgoing acting DHS secretary Kevin McAleenan
U.S. extends work permits for Salvadorans with protected status
Under the agreement, more than 200,000 Salvadorans will have more time to live and work in the U.S. after their Temporary Protected Status (TPS) expires in 2021
U.S. using pilot program to fast-track deportations of asylum seekers
Immigration lawyers who've found out about the secretive program say it denies migrants due process, restricts access to counsel and effectively ensures their prompt deportation
Hundreds more migrant children under 5 were separated by U.S.
New disclosures reveal that the administration separated at least 314 of these "tender age" children, who pediatricians say are particularly vulnerable to separation-induced psychological trauma
1,500 more families were separated under Trump than previously known
"Those are 1,600 hundred families we'll now have to find and search all over the world for," Lee Gelernt, an ACLU attorney, told CBS News
Death of asylum-seeker in ICE custody sparks cries for reform
"We came to this country in search of liberty. And we've found death and detention," an immigrant detained at the facility told CBS News
Cuban immigrant dies by apparent suicide in ICE custody
ICE confirmed the death hours after CBS News reported it, saying the preliminary cause of death appears to be "self-inflicted strangulation"
Courts block Trump policy targeting low-income immigrants
The rule, slated to go into effect on Tuesday, would have made it easier for the government to reject green card and temporary visa applications from low-income immigrants
Kevin McAleenan, Trump's Homeland Security secretary, resigns
During his tenure, McAleenan faced criticism from both immigration hardliners and advocates, who pointed to his role in overseeing officers who separated thousands of migrant children from their parents last year
An inside look at Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy
The streets of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, are often called "los caminos de carteles" where highly coveted smuggling routes are now a dumping ground for migrants
U.S. arrested nearly 1 million migrants at border in past 12 months
In fiscal year 2019, which ended last week, U.S. immigration authorities apprehended or turned away more than 977,000 migrants along the southern border
Protesters force acting DHS chief to scrap speech in Washington
Activists chanted the names of migrant children who have died in U.S. custody
ACLU seeks damages for migrant families separated by U.S.
One of the plaintiffs is a 15-year-old migrant girl from El Salvador who contemplated suicide after being forcibly separated from her mother by U.S. officials
Former immigration official ousted by Trump returns to DHS
Former USCIS director Francis Cissna was ousted from his role in June amid a purge of top DHS officials
Judge grills government lawyer over "Remain in Mexico" policy
"You keep coming back to logical. You don't really have much in the record, do you?" a federal judge asked the attorney
DHS: Migrants along entire border can now be returned to Mexico
The Trump administration on Friday said it can now return most migrants who express fear of persecution to Mexico, regardless of the sector along the U.S.-Mexico border where U.S. officials encountered them
U.S. reaches asylum deal with Honduras
The Trump administration now has new immigration deals with all three countries in Central America's Northern Triangle
Border Patrol agents screening migrant families for "credible fear"
Border Patrol agents — law enforcement officers — are now interviewing would-be asylum seekers who express fear about returning to their home countries
U.S. signs asylum deal with El Salvador despite violence there
El Salvador has consistently topped the list of countries with the highest homicide rates that are not in open war
Attorneys denounce new tent courts for asylum seekers
Hearings for some migrants are now being held in makeshift border courthouses surrounded by barbed wire fencing where judges appear via video teleconference
Former DHS chiefs on the future of election interference
"CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell spoke with former Homeland Security Secretaries Jeh Johnson, Michael Chertoff and Janet Napolitano
Jeh Johnson says DHS has become "overly politicized"
"CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell speaks to Johnson, along with former Homeland Security Secretaries Michael Chertoff and Janet Napolitano
Feds meet tech firms at Facebook HQ to discuss election security
"Attendees talked about how industry and government could improve how we share information and coordinate our response to better detect and deter threats"
Trump promised to lower prices for Americans. Here's what the data shows.
Hurricane Isaias becomes Category 3 storm as it threatens northern Gulf Coast
Trump announces Russia will release millions of tons of diesel to help with costs
Pentagon's plan to livestream execution sparks intense backlash
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