Mayorkas denounces Abbott's efforts to fortify border with razor wire
"We do not consider concertina wire to be effective. It impairs Customs and Border Protection's ability to do its job," DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said.
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"We do not consider concertina wire to be effective. It impairs Customs and Border Protection's ability to do its job," DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said.
The 50 Venezuelans were sent to Martha's Vineyard from San Antonio, Texas
President Biden used his State of the Union remarks on Thursday to forcefully call on Republican lawmakers in Congress to pass a bipartisan immigration compromise that stalled last month.
The state law known as SB4 would empower Texas officials to stop, jail and prosecute migrants on state criminal charges of illegal entry or reentry.
Both President Biden and former President Trump are visiting the southern border Thursday as immigration becomes a defining issue in the 2024 election.
President Biden is weighing citing a law dating back to 1952 to severely restrict access to the U.S. asylum system, three people familiar with the plans told CBS News.
Miami-Dade Police were able to locate two male migrants while the other three were possibly still in the water on the boat.
Across Miami-Dade County, as many as a thousand public school kids have written letters to the migrant children being detained at Homestead Detention Center. But those letters, which offer young migrants words of hope, and compassion, have not made it inside the detention center because officials there refused to accept them. Here is Jim DeFede's new short film, "The Homestead Letters."
Jan. 6 defendants at "Take Our Border Back" rally vow to start organizing again.
Republicans targeted Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The immigration deal would overhaul American border policy by restricting access to the asylum system during spikes in illegal immigration.
While the "Take our Border Back" convoy started its journey from Virginia Beach earlier this week with just a few dozen cars and trucks, it now has over 200 vehicles.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that his administration will send more Florida soldiers to the U.S. southern border.
US House Republicans move forward to impeach him
The House Homeland Security Committee pushed ahead Tuesday in the GOP-led effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, likely paving the way for a full House vote in the coming days.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with the Republican congresswoman from South Florida.
A Florida Senate panel approved a bill that would prevent government entities from accepting "community" ID cards from undocumented immigrants.
The new sweeping immigration legislation, signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in May of 2022, prohibits anyone from transporting illegal immigrants into the state.
A look at exchanges between the two candidates on abortion, immigration and the war in Ukraine.
The White House and a bipartisan Senate group could soon strike a deal to enact stricter asylum and border laws.
Never before has U.S. Border Patrol processed that many migrants in one month, according to monthly tallies going back to fiscal year 2000.
Among the record numbers of migrants arriving in the U.S. are tens of thousands of children crossing the border without their parents.
South Carolina and Florida were the two fastest-growing states in the U.S. this year.
The bipartisan group of senators is attempting to agree to the framework of a landmark deal as early as Sunday.
Hundreds gathered on the grounds of St. Ann Mission in Naranja to bring flowers, candles, and petitions to Our Lady of Guadalupe
A Biscayne Park man was arrested after police say he was caught on video poisoning his neighbor's cats with food laced with a crystal substance, leading to their deaths.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been under pressure from President Trump to lower the central bank's benchmark interest rate.
The heating of the day will help fuel thunderstorms that could produce heavy downpours and lightning.
A federal judge ordered Florida to halt expansion and begin dismantling parts of Alligator Alcatraz, prompting Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration to quickly appeal the ruling.
The FBI confirmed it that it searched former national security adviser John Bolton's house early Friday morning.
A Biscayne Park man was arrested after police say he was caught on video poisoning his neighbor's cats with food laced with a crystal substance, leading to their deaths.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been under pressure from President Trump to lower the central bank's benchmark interest rate.
The heating of the day will help fuel thunderstorms that could produce heavy downpours and lightning.
The CBS Miami Nat Moore Trophy recognizes the top high school football player in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties.
A federal judge ordered Florida to halt expansion and begin dismantling parts of Alligator Alcatraz, prompting Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration to quickly appeal the ruling.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
The FBI confirmed it that it searched former national security adviser John Bolton's house early Friday morning.
The U.S. will stop issuing worker visas for commercial truck drivers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Thursday.
A federal judge ordered an indefinite halt to further construction or expansion at "Alligator Alcatraz," in a setback for the Trump administration and Florida officials.
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis dispatched his top deputy to California to oversee the handover of a truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida.
The new map would shift five of California's Republican House seats to be more favorable to Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with Republican State Rep. Alex Andrade about the Hope Florida Foundation scandal.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one in separate interviews with U.S. Congressman Darren Soto and former Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber about the subject.
Lucia Baez-Geller is a former Miami-Dade school board member who lost in her bid two years ago to oust Maria Elvira Salazar.
Jim talks with Robin Peguero, a Democratic nominee for the District 27 congressional seat.
Jim talks to a former Republican congressman who is running as a Democrat to be the next governor of Florida.
CBS News Miami visited a South Florida family's kitchen with a nutritionist to gather information that can help you live a better life.
A Florida dairy farm was named in a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she lost her unborn child after getting sick from drinking raw milk. Her toddler also got sick.
Instagram rolled out a new Map feature that lets users see their friends' locations in real time. Here's why privacy experts are concerned.
The Boar's Head deli meat plant at the heart of a deadly food-poisoning outbreak is set to reopen in the coming months, but recent reports point to ongoing sanitation problems.
A Florida woman was arrested for allegedly impersonating a registered nurse and treating over 4,000 patients without a license.
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The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Discount store chain Target says it's joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Miami-Dade is considering four possible sites, including two that are 2 miles or less from the city of Miramar.
Around 5:50 a.m., LAPD officers responded to Ventura Boulevard and Vineland Avenue for a man walking in the street.
A Maryland ticket broker is accused of illegally purchasing and reselling hundreds of thousands of tickets for profit, including thousands to Taylor Swift's highly-sought Eras Tour.
The Oscar-nominated actor famously played arch-villain General Zod in "Superman" and "Superman II."
Playboy will move its global headquarters from Los Angeles to Miami Beach and open a new club with a restaurant and members-only section.
President Trump announced this year's "truly exceptional class" of Kennedy Center Honorees and said he will host the annual ceremony himself.