Trump to use $3.8 billion in military funds for border wall
The money was originally allocated for military weapons and hardware.
Of 378 migrants U.S. has sent to Guatemala, most are women and kids
The U.S. has shipped nearly 400 Honduran and Salvadoran asylum-seekers to Guatemala, requiring them to choose between seeking refuge there or returning home.
Trump expands travel ban to include Nigeria and 5 other countries
The expansion will ban most immigration from Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, Eritrea and Nigeria, Africa's most populous country.
U.S. to place Brazilian asylum-seekers in "Remain in Mexico" program
Up until now, the U.S. had only placed asylum-seeker from Spanish-speaking Latin American countries in the controversial "Remain in Mexico" program.
British immigrant dies by apparent suicide while in ICE custody
The death of Ben James Owen on Saturday evening is also the third apparent self-inflicted strangulation of an ICE detainee since October.
Supreme Court greenlights "public charge" immigration rule
The high court allowed U.S. officials to implement a sweeping rule that critics warn will shut America's doors to low-income immigrants and people of color. The merits of the case will continue to be argued in lower courts.
Trump admin plans to expand restrictive border policies
"The Trump administration is clearly attempting to scale up its crackdown on asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border," an immigration expert told CBS News.
Migrant parents separated from kids make historic return to U.S.
When the U.S. separated thousands of migrant families in 2018, it deported hundreds of parents without their children. Nine of them were allowed to return to U.S. to see their children once again.
U.S. deports Honduran family with sick kids to Guatemala
Advocates, citing the children's recent hospitalization, mounted an unsuccessful legal challenge to stop the deportation — which took place Tuesday
Lawmakers condemn conditions faced by asylum-seekers in Mexico
Members of a congressional delegation described the squalid conditions faced by the asylum-seeking families and children they met in Matamoros, Mexico.
Court blocks Trump from allowing states to reject refugees
The ruling is a temporary blow to the White House's concerted efforts to dramatically overhaul the nation's refugee program, which enjoyed bipartisan support for decades.
ACLU sues to block U.S. from sending asylum-seekers to Guatemala
Under a deal with Guatemala, the U.S. has sent dozens of migrants to the Central American country, asking them to seek asylum there.
House Democrats launch probe into Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy
Democratic lawmakers launched an investigation into the Trump administration's policy of requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico.
Court refuses to set new guidelines for separating migrant families
Although the ruling did not further curtail the government's power to separate migrant families, it did require U.S. officials to conduct DNA tests before separating children from parents when there are questions about parentage.
Drop in border apprehensions continued in December
The Trump administration attributed the drop to a controversial border policies, including denying some migrants access to asylum.