Texas installing border buoys on Rio Grande
Texas is installing buoys across the Rio Grande in an effort to slow border crossings. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
Immigration
Record number of migrants navigate Darién Gap
The number of migrants crossing the U.S. border has declined since the expiration of Title 42 back in May, but that doesn't mean people have stopped trying. Thousands of migrants are making their way from South America through Panama's Darién Gap, a treacherous region where the elements are brutal. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins us to discuss what some of them experience as they make their way north.
Migrant workers said to be leaving Florida over new immigration law
Florida no longer recognizes driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants from other states.
A New Conservative Alliance | CBS Reports
A segment of American conservatives has found inspiration in the success of the conservative cultural movement in Hungary. CPAC, the American Conservative Political Action Committee, is extolling President Viktor Orban's anti-LGBTQ and nativist policies as the way forward for the United States. CBS Reports explores what the emerging alliance means for some U.S. conservatives' vision for America.
Migrant children to be housed in former North Carolina boarding school
The former home of a boarding school, the campus will house migrant boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 17 who entered U.S. border custody without their parents.
4 men arrested in 2022 Texas smuggling deaths of 53 migrants
The incident is believed to be the deadliest human smuggling case in modern U.S. history.
DeSantis unveils "No Excuses" border plan
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is unveiling his border plan, the first major policy the Republican presidential hopeful has shared as he looks to compete in the upcoming primaries. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more on the plan.
Justices rule on Biden immigration policy
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that states that challenged the Biden administration's immigration policy did not have the legal standing to do so. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson and CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe have more.
9 arrested after deadly migrant shipwreck
At least 78 people have died after a ship carrying hundreds of migrants capsized off the Greek coast. Reports suggest there could have been between 400 and 750 people on board. Greek authorities have now arrested nine Egyptian nationals in connection with the illegal voyage. The BBC's Sofia Bettiza has the latest.
Texas sends bus carrying more than 40 migrants to Los Angeles
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement Wednesday that the migrants were dropped off at Los Angeles' Union Station.
WH extends legal status for some migrants
The Biden administration on Wednesday declined to offer nearly 400,000 Nicaraguan migrants a chance to live and work in the U.S. legally under the temporary protected status program. This comes after the White House announced Tuesday it would extend the temporary legal status of more than 300,000 immigrants whose deportation protections were targeted by the Trump administration. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins "Prime Time" to break down the situation.
U.S. extends temporary legal status Trump sought to end for certain immigrants
The move will allow 337,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua to continue living in the U.S. under the Temporary Protected Status policy.
Texas plans to use buoy barriers in Rio Grande to combat border crossings
Funding will come from $5.1 billion approved by the state legislature to secure the border.
Why illegal border crossings are dropping
The Department of Homeland Security says illegal crossings are down 70% since the end of Title 42 border restrictions in early May. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez explains the biggest factor pushing the numbers down.
DeSantis says he doesn't "have sympathy" for sanctuary states
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently transported a group of undocumented migrants from Texas to Sacramento.
Florida confirms it transported migrants to California
Florida officials have confirmed they orchestrated two of the flights transporting migrants from El Paso to Sacramento. Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration released this video and says the migrants signed paperwork agreeing to head to the Golden State. New York Times national correspondent Shawn Hubler has more.
California investigates migrant flights
Two flights carrying migrants from Texas to California are under investigation. The most recent flight touched down on Monday in Sacramento. CBS News correspondent Elise Preston reports from the Golden State capital.
Florida officials arranged migrant flights to California
The Florida Division of Emergency Management said that the state's relocation program for migrants was voluntary.
Flight carrying migrants lands in Sacramento
A second flight carrying migrants landed in California's capital Monday. It's not clear who exactly is responsible, but California's governor blames Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. CBS News Sacramento reporter Madisen Keavy joins with the latest.
California AG blasts DeSantis over migrants flown to Sacramento
Rob Bonta says the 16 migrants dropped off at a church had documents showing the state of Florida had coordinated and paid for their flight. He said the Florida governor treated them like political pawns.
Nurse denied ambulance requests for migrant
Federal investigators say a nurse denied multiple requests to take an 8-year-old migrant girl to the hospital on the same day she died in U.S. Border Patrol custody in Texas. Anadith Tanay Reyes Alvarez suffered from sickle cell anemia and heart disease. Nick Miroff, who covers immigration enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security for The Washington Post, joins CBS News with more.
DACA program faces cancellation in hearing
A judge in Texas is hearing oral arguments over whether the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, is legal. The Obama-era policy allows qualified applicants who were brought to the U.S. as children to apply for renewable work permits and a temporary pardon from deportation. CBS News reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
U.S. to admit nearly 40,000 migrants monthly
Homeland Security officials say the U.S. plans to expand the processing of asylum seekers along the southern border by admitting nearly 40,000 migrants at official crossings each month. The process, beginning this month, will allow migrants waiting in Mexico to make an appointment through the government mobile app CBP One. Officials plan to issue over 1,200 appointments per day. CBS News reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
Geena Rocero talks new memoir "Horse Barbie"
Model, award-winning producer and transgender rights activist Geena Rocero joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about her new memoir "Horse Barbie." Rocero discusses her upbringing in the Philippines, life as a transgender beauty pageant star and keeping her transgender identity a secret after she immigrated to America.
Immigrants now represent a record share of U.S. workers
Almost 1 in 5 workers are now foreign-born, reversing a pandemic decline when immigration slowed.
Trump and Zelenskyy say they're nearly in agreement on Ukraine peace plan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lauded "strong security guarantees" from the U.S. after Sunday's meeting with President Trump in Florida.
Winter storm could become "bomb cyclone" over Great Lakes and Northeast
A powerful winter storm system could become a "bomb cyclone" over the Great Lakes and Northeast regions this week.
Trump and Netanyahu meeting at Mar-a-Lago to discuss Gaza peace plan
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are meeting to discuss the peace plan for Gaza.
D.C. pipe bomb suspect told authorities "something just snapped," DOJ says
Brian Cole told investigators he believed that the 2020 election had been tampered with and he felt "someone needs to speak up," the DOJ alleges in court documents.
Actor accusing Tyler Perry exchanged texts with him years after alleged assault
Actor Mario Rodriguez alleged in the lawsuit filed last week in California that Tyler Perry sexually assaulted him during encounters between 2014 and 2019.
U.S. slashes pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid funding by billions
The U.S. announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as the Trump administration continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance and warns United Nations agencies to "adapt, shrink or die" in a time of new financial realities.
Trump claims progress toward peace, but Russia signals more war ahead
Hours after Trump declares Russia and Ukraine "closer than ever" to peace, Moscow claims a failed drone strike will alter its negotiating position.
French split over Brigitte Bardot tribute due to her far right views
French politicians were divided on Monday over how to pay tribute to the late Brigitte Bardot who, despite her screen legend, courted controversy in later life with her far-right views.
Second pilot involved in New Jersey helicopter crash dies, police say
A second helicopter pilot critically injured in a midair collision in Hammonton, New Jersey has died from his injuries, police said Monday.