CBP chief: ICE raids not designed to separate families
CBP chief Mark Morgan said ICE agents — whom he called "American heroes" — will conduct the operations with "humanity and compassion"
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CBP chief Mark Morgan said ICE agents — whom he called "American heroes" — will conduct the operations with "humanity and compassion"
Raids targeting undocumented families — an operation pushed by President Trump — are set to begin on Sunday
As of May, some migrant children separated from their parents were still in U.S. custody. One had spent more than a year without his parents — including his ninth birthday
On Sunday, immigration authorities are expected to begin a new wave of roundups targeting undocumented families in several major U.S. cities
As Yazmin Juárez recounted the death of her 21-month-old daughter after they were both released from ICE custody, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other lawmakers were visibly disturbed
The former vice president's pledge came during a meeting with Hispanic lawmakers in Washington on Wednesday
U.S. authorities apprehended more than 94,000 migrants along the southern border last month — a precipitous drop from May
The move means the U.S. is sending asylum seekers to an area in Mexico that the State Department warns Americans not to travel to because of high crime rates
"I'm scared to go outside," one Guatemalan mother said. "If they take my kids away from me, what's going to happen to them?"
"This is just a political ploy and I think a very underhanded one just to try get herself attention, to move herself up in the polls," Gabbard told CBSN
For months, the White House has sought to end the program, which shields approximately 800,000 young undocumented immigrants from deportation
Some Democratic presidential candidates have called for making illegal entry into the U.S. a civil offense instead of a federal misdemeanor
The Delaware senator said his friend Joe Biden should be judged on his "lifelong record of standing up and fighting for civil rights"
Ken Cuccinelli, an immigration hardliner, said it is up to ICE to determine who among those with deportation orders will be targeted
The administration is looking to move ahead with the controversial change despite a Supreme Court decision last week that appeared to have effectively blocked it