Judge orders U.S. to close DACA program to new applicants
U.S. Judge Andrew Hanen blocked tens of thousands of immigrant teenagers and young adults from accessing the Obama-era legal protections.
U.S. will not give refuge to those fleeing Cuba and Haiti by boat
"Allow me to be clear: if you take to the sea, you will not come to the United States," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned on Tuesday.
U.S. assigns more staff to review DACA requests as backlog soars
More than 81,000 immigrant teens and young adults are waiting for a decision on their DACA applications as a looming court ruling threatens the program's existence.
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.
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.
U.S. to facilitate return of deported veterans
The Department of Homeland Security said it would review cases of immigrants whose deportations "failed to live up to our highest values."
U.S. closing 6 makeshift housing sites for unaccompanied children
The Department of Health and Human Services will continue to house migrant children at four emergency sites, including a tent camp at the Fort Bliss Army base.
Many DACA applicants waiting for approval as court ruling looms
A looming federal court decision threatens the Obama-era program, which offers deportation relief to undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children.
U.S. probing conditions at Texas site holding migrant children
CBS News has reported that migrant children held at Fort Bliss are constantly monitored for self-harm, escape attempts and panic attacks.
U.S. to admit asylum-seekers who had to wait in Mexico
The Biden administration has been slowly processing asylum-seekers who were previously required to wait in dangerous border cities and squalid tent camps in Mexico.
Migrant kids endure "despair and isolation" in government tent city
Migrant children held at a U.S. government site in Texas are constantly monitored for incidents of self-harm, panic attacks and escape attempts, sources said.
Justice Department reverses Trump-era restrictions on asylum
Many of the asylum cases filed by Central American migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border cite domestic violence and gang persecution.
U.S. expands immigration program for Central American children
Officials have portrayed the program as an alternative to the often dangerous trek migrant children take to reach the U.S. southern border.
2,100 migrant kids may still be separated from parents, DHS says
The Biden administration facilitated the reunification of seven children with their parents in May and expects to reunite an additional 29 families in coming weeks.
Biden admin threatens to sue Texas over migrant facility plans
At the center of the standoff is a proclamation by Governor Greg Abbott that would force shelters in Texas to stop housing migrant children in federal custody.