Drop in border apprehensions continued in December
The Trump administration attributed the drop to a controversial border policies, including denying some migrants access to asylum.
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Court refuses to greenlight Trump rule restricting immigration
The rule would make it easier for the government to reject visas and green cards from people officials determine rely — or will rely — on public benefits.
U.S. says it's ready to send Mexican migrants to Guatemala
The U.S. has sent 85 asylum-seekers to Guatemala. Only six have applied for asylum there, with the rest requesting help returning home.
"Remain in Mexico" migrants will have to travel 340 miles for U.S. hearings
Asylum-seekers sent to Nogales, Mexico, will have to find a way to make an 8-hour journey to attend court hearings in El Paso.
New ICE initiative gathers data on sponsors of migrant children
ICE says the effort is designed to ensure the safety of migrant minors in U.S. custody, but advocates believe it is a move to deport undocumented immigrants who try to sponsor their children family members.
DHS watchdog finds no wrongdoing in deaths of 2 migrant children
Felipe Gómez Alonzo died on Christmas Eve last year and Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin died on December 8.
U.S. considers sending Mexican migrants to Guatemala
The Trump administration is weighing the possibility of sending Mexican asylum-seekers to Guatemala, which has seen hundreds of thousands of its own citizens trek north in the past year.
60 Minutes reporting on border crisis wins Columbia Journalism duPont Award
"This nuanced and newsmaking reporting looked at the Trump administration's policy of separating families at the Mexican border, from the poignant lens of aspiring immigrants going through it," Columbia Journalism School says in announcing honor.
Plan to expand facial recognition to U.S. travelers hits hurdle
The agency is trying to expand its biometric program to require Americans to comply with the facial recognition system.
U.S. planned to separate 26,000 migrant families in 2018
The estimate was revealed by a watchdog report, which also found the U.S. can't calculate how many families it separated due to unreliable data.
U.S. begins deporting migrants to Guatemala under asylum deal
The first asylum-seeker deported by the U.S. under the controversial deal with Guatemala arrived in Guatemala City on Thursday morning
Immigration hawk Ken Cuccinelli tapped as DHS No. 2
In September, Cuccinelli ordered his agency to shutter a program granting a temporary reprieve from deportation for immigrants facing life-threatening medical conditions
Trump installs new Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf
Wolf will now be in charge of bureaucratic juggernaut at the center of the Trump administration's hardline immigration agenda
U.S. to restrict work permits to most asylum-seekers
The proposal would deny work authorization to most migrants seeking asylum who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without documentation — the largest group of asylum-seekers in the U.S.
"Dreamers" turn to Supreme Court to save DACA from Trump
The Supreme Court will hear arguments to decide whether the Trump administration can end protections for 700,000 undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children
U.S. seeks to charge asylum seekers and hike fees for immigration
For the first time in U.S. history, the Trump administration is looking to impose an application fee for those seeking protection from persecution
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
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"
Peltola says she "knew nothing about" the other Dan Sullivan
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Trump visits South Carolina, Peltola speaks out and more from the trail
Patrick Stewart, best known for "Star Trek" and "X-Men," dies at 86
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Iran claims 4 tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz
El-Sayed's faith, family under scrutiny in campaign. Here's what we know.
DOJ issues new subpoenas in Alaska Senate probe
Hegseth fires Pentagon's top military planner over alleged leaks
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