Trump officials complained about quick reunifications of migrant families
In the spring 2018, the current head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement called the situation a "fiasco."
ICE agents directed to generally avoid deporting military veterans
A 2019 government watchdog report found that ICE didn't know how many U.S. military veterans it had deported because of inconsistent record-keeping.
More than 45,000 Americans have applied to sponsor Ukrainian refugees
About 6,500 Ukrainians have arrived under the Uniting for Ukraine program, which President Biden said will help the U.S. welcome up to 100,000 refugees.
Who qualifies for U.S. asylum, and how does the process work?
A growing backlog of hundreds of thousands of unresolved cases has crippled the U.S. government's ability to decide asylum applications in a timely fashion.
U.S. to interview asylum-seekers at 2 Texas detention sites under new policy
President Biden's appointees have said the rule will allow the U.S. to more quickly grant asylum to those fleeing persecution, while rapidly deporting migrants who don't qualify.
Judge says CDC can't end the Title 42 border expulsions
Judge Robert Summerhays ruled the CDC did not properly end Title 42, which allows U.S. border officials to quickly expel migrants.
12,212 children reentered U.S. border custody after being expelled
The statistic provides a glimpse into one unintended consequence of Title 42: migrant parents opting to "self-separate" from their children.
U.S. has vaccinated 20,000 migrants in border custody
The Department of Homeland Security is vaccinating as many as 1,000 migrants in U.S. custody every day along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Mayorkas decries "repugnant" GOP attacks over baby formula at border facilities
There's no indication the national baby formula shortage is connected to the distribution of formula to migrant babies in U.S. border custody.
U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions dips in April, but still at 22-year high
The number of asylum-seekers processed at ports of entry increased sharply, driven in part by Ukrainian refugees arriving at the Tijuana-San Diego border.
Migrant families separated by U.S. face elusive quests for reparations
Dozens of families separated along the U.S.-Mexico border under Trump are seeking reparations in federal court, but the Biden administration has sought to dismiss their lawsuits.
Ukrainian children in U.S. custody find unlikely sponsors
The Department of Health and Human Services is currently housing 30 unaccompanied children from Ukraine in shelters across the country, a U.S. official tells CBS News.
U.S. prepares 19,000 beds for potential migrant children influx
U.S. shelters have already received more than 70,000 unaccompanied migrant children from border officials in fiscal year 2022, according to data obtained by CBS News.
How does the U.S. refugee process work?
Due to Trump-era restrictions and the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. refugee admissions reached back-to-back record lows in fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
Biden officials release new post-Title 42 plan amid bipartisan criticism
The plan includes an expansion of expedited removal, a fast-track deportation process that allows U.S. officials to deport certain migrants without court hearings.