Vaccination rate among ICE detainees remains low as cases surge
ICE is currently detaining more than 27,000 immigrants. So far, just over 1,300 detainees have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Biden bars ICE from detaining pregnant or nursing women
The Biden administration had already instructed ICE to focus on arresting immigrants with certain criminal convictions, recent border-crossers and foreigners deemed to pose a national security threat.
An exclusive look at the asylum process
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.
Some migrant families released without court date
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.
Biden administration to house migrant children
The number of unaccompanied minors in U.S. government custody has hit more than 15,000 as border crossings surge. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN AM to discuss how the Biden administration is responding.
Migrant kids strain U.S. border resources
The Biden administration is scrambling to deal with a growing number of migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined CBSN with a look at why House Republicans are blaming the administration for the surge.
COVID vaccine timeline unknown for ICE detainees
Nearly 9,000 immigrants in ICE custody have been infected with the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic. U.S. immigrations officials have agreed to vaccinate more than 15,000 detainees once doses become available. But the agency still has no concrete timeline on when that will be. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
Migrant girl fled to the U.S. fearing sexual abuse but was expelled
15-year-old Marjory is one of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children U.S. border officials have expelled during the pandemic.
ICE moves to quickly deport more immigrants without court hearings
The Trump administration has instructed deportation agents to expand a policy that had long been limited to border areas.
He's fighting deportation, while his wife battles COVID-19 as a nurse
The U.S. citizen wife of a Pakistani immigrant is imploring ICE to halt his imminent deportation.
Officials looking into video of ICE stopping a Black jogger
"Incidents like this have no place in our city, have no place for this in our country," Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said.
ICE billboards of immigrants denounced as "wildly inappropriate"
ICE placed "WANTED" billboards in Pennsylvania, a 2020 battleground state, denouncing local authorities for limiting cooperation with the agency.
15-year-old girl facing deportation after hospital arrest
A Texas teen's hospitalization led to her aunt's immigration arrest and her placement in a U.S. government shelter for migrant minors.
New claims about treatment of ICE detainees
The Department of Homeland Security says it is investigating allegations that federal immigration detainees underwent unwanted gynecological surgeries, including hysterectomies, without their consent. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined CBSN to discuss how the claims fit into broader concerns advocates have about ICE detention.
ICE arrests 2,000 in largest sweep of the pandemic
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Tuesday it made more than 2,000 arrests during a six-week nationwide operation in July and August that focused on those with criminal convictions and charges. But the operation also led to arrests of some undocumented immigrants with clean records. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with details.
ICE held 660 migrant kids set for expulsion in hotels, court monitor says
At least 660 migrant children have been detained in border hotels as U.S. officials worked to expel them without an asylum interview.
Tony Pham, former refugee and prosecutor, tapped to lead ICE
Pham will oversee the largest civil detention system in the world, as well as deportation agents at the center of the nation's contentious debate around immigration.
Internal dispute erupts among lawyers for detained migrant children
Lawyers representing families held by ICE say the lead lawyer in a landmark case over detention conditions for migrant minors is supporting a "coercive family separation process."
Judge extends deadline for ICE to release minors from family detention
ICE has until July 27 to release families together — or ask parents whether they would allow their children to be released without them, which their lawyers have opposed.
ICE reverses controversial rule for foreign students
The guidance would've barred foreign students from participating in online-only coursework during the fall semester.
Third ICE detainee dies from coronavirus
More than 3,100 immigrants have tested positive while in ICE custody, which is holding 22,800 people in civil immigration detention.
States sue feds over ICE rules for foreign students
Several lawsuits have now been filed against an ICE policy that bars foreign students from taking only-online coursework in the fall.
Lawmakers urge ICE to release families together following court order
A federal judge last week ordered ICE to release all minors the agency is detaining with their parents, citing new coronavirus cases.
Judge orders release of migrant children, citing coronavirus
ICE reported this week the first coronavirus cases among the migrant families with children it is holding in civil detention.
ICE reports first coronavirus cases among detained migrant families
An independent monitor told a federal court that some staff at ICE's family detention centers are not wearing face masks or completely enforcing social distancing.
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