Latino lawmakers call for protections for undocumented farmworkers
At least half of the nation's agricultural workers are undocumented — and they will not be getting coronavirus relief checks.
Chicago coronavirus outbreak infects dozens of migrant kids in U.S. custody
A shelter in Chicago reported at least 37 cases of coronavirus among children in government custody, and it expects that number to rise.
SCOTUS asked to reconsider "public charge" order amid pandemic
The filing cited declarations by doctors who said immigrants are foregoing medical care for coronavirus, fearing immigration consequences.
"We are trapped": Immigrant women speak out from detention amid pandemic
"We are also at risk of dying. We are also people, human beings," one Cuban asylum-seeker held by ICE in Louisiana told CBS News.
U.S. expels 6,300 migrants from border under coronavirus order
The U.S. is also rapidly expelling unaccompanied migrant children. Top border official Mark Morgan said they could also pose an "absolute public health risk" to the U.S.
ICE to consider freeing vulnerable immigrants as coronavirus cases rise
Hours before the announcement, a federal judge ordered the release of 22 sick immigrants in Pennsylvania, warning of "catastrophic outcomes."
Women in ICE custody plead for release amid pandemic
Immigrant women detained in rural Louisiana feel powerless to shield themselves from the rapidly-spreading coronavirus. They're asking the U.S. not to forget about them.
Lawmakers call on ICE to free more immigrants amid pandemic
A federal judge said not releasing sick immigrants could lead to "unconscionable and possibly barbaric result."
U.S. is swiftly deporting migrant children at the border
"Despite everything I experienced along the way, they deported me the next day," one indigenous teenager from Guatemala told CBS News.
Judge says U.S. must justify holding migrant kids as coronavirus spreads
The federal judge in California called immigration detentions centers "hotbeds of contagion" in her order.
3 migrant kids in U.S. custody test positive for coronavirus
The three minors are the first confirmed coronavirus cases among the 3,600 unaccompanied children currently in U.S. custody.
ICE resists calls to release immigrants as coronavirus desperation mounts
"We know we can die inside here," one detained asylum-seeker told CBS News.
Suit seeks release of migrant kids in U.S. custody over coronavirus
Attorneys wrote that thousands of unaccompanied migrant children "spend all of their time in close proximity to other children and staff members."
First immigrant in ICE custody tests positive for coronavirus
Former ICE acting director John Sandweg told CBS News the coronavirus could "spread like wildfire" in agency facilities.
U.S. postpones "Remain in Mexico" hearings due to coronavirus
An attorney said it was a good public health move, but noted that migrants are disheartened that they won't be able to make their case to win U.S. asylum anytime soon.