Acting head of ICE reassigned amid frustrations over deportation efforts
Caleb Vitello was installed by President Trump to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in an acting capacity at the start of his second administration in January.
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Caleb Vitello was installed by President Trump to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in an acting capacity at the start of his second administration in January.
The Texas Observer claims it has identified James Rodden as an attorney employed by ICE who has allegedly posted racist content on an X account.
President Trump's immigration crackdown has resulted in more than 8,000 arrests in operations spanning nearly two dozen cities in just the first two weeks since returning to the office. But cooperation between immigration officers and local law enforcement in so-called "sanctuary cities" has been limited. Kati Weis takes an in-depth look at the tension between federal policy and local priorities.
After meeting with the White House border czar on Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams says he agreed to allow ICE agents onto Rikers Island to find violent criminals.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says the Department of Justice is suing New York over the state's Green Light Law.
With ICE facilities over capacity, the Trump administration has requested the help of local law enforcement to detain migrants, but some sheriffs say they don't have enough resources.
The Trump administration wants to utilize local law enforcement to help detain and process undocumented migrants as part of its immigration crackdown. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga spoke with sheriffs on both sides of the political aisle who are concerned about staff shortages, funds and the lack of space.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is releasing some migrant detainees because of a lack of space to hold them. ICE detention facilities are at 109% capacity, according to internal Department of Homeland Security data. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details.
Since Mr. Trump's inauguration, ICE has increased arrest operations across the country, recording as many 1,000 arrests on some days.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's detention systems are full, so much of the agency is releasing some migrant detainees. Internal government statistics show that ICE facilities were at 109% capacity this week. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
Quaker groups have filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision to revoke a Biden-era policy prohibiting immigration officials from making arrests at locations like schools, hospitals and places of worship. Noah Merrill, general secretary for the New England Quakers, joins "America Decides" to discuss.
The Trump administration is reversing a Biden-era extension of the Temporary Protected Status program for Venezuelan migrants. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
There are limits on where immigration officials can operate, and constitutional protections remain in place.
The Trump administration is reversing the Biden administration's decision to extend the Temporary Protected Status program for Venezuelans in the U.S.
U.S. officials told CBS News that the Denver area is among the next targets for stepped-up immigration arrest operations by ICE.
"It's not a spectacle," DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said of filming ICE raids. "This is our nation's law enforcement."
The largest indigenous tribe in the U.S., the Navajo Nation, says it's received concerning reports from its own people about immigration enforcement. Crystalyne Curley, speaker of the Navajo Nation Council, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are embarking on a weeklong operation in New York City targeting undocumented migrants. Newly confirmed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined some of the raids and spoke to Major Garrett about the ongoing deportation sweeps.
The Trump administration has been accelerating its crackdown on undocumented migrants in the U.S., as local police departments are utilized for Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid operations. Kirk Burkhalter, former NYPD detective and criminal law professor, joins "The Daily Report" to break it down.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said they have arrested nearly 1,000 people daily as part of President Trump's immigration crackdown. The daily arrest numbers are more than doubling President Biden's 2024 fiscal year daily average. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports on what's next.
President Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown is also targeting legal ways to enter the U.S. Democratic Rep. Gabe Vasquez of New Mexico joins "America Decides" with his reaction.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for a raid in New York City on Tuesday morning. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett saw the raids up close with Noem and joins to discuss. Then, CBS News White House producer and reporter Olivia Rinaldi joins to assess President Trump's aim to freeze trillions of dollars in federal aid.
The Trump administration's immigration crackdown resulted in nearly 1,000 arrests across the U.S. on Sunday, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. CBS News correspondent Ian Lee reports from Chicago.
President Trump's administration is carrying out nationwide immigration raids conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Jeremy Robbins, executive director of the American Immigration Council, joins "America Decides" to look at the economic impact of the crackdown.
ICE raids were reportedly conducted across South Florida on Sunday as President Trump cracks down on illegal immigration.