Graham introduces bill to extend detention of migrant children
Graham's bill also calls for the hiring of 500 new immigration judges and would force migrants to apply for asylum in their home country instead of at the border
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HHS rule lets health care workers refuse care that violates religious beliefs
Critics of the rule argue that this could limit medical access for women seeking abortions or LGBT individuals
White House requests $4.5 billion for additional border funding
The funding request does not include money for a border wall, which Congress has refused to fund
Reuniting migrant families could take years
In a court filing, U.S. officials said it could take two years to identify possibly thousands of immigrant children separated from their families at the southern border. A federal judge has demanded a plan to find the children and their families. Some of the children may already be with family members, but details are unclear. Associated Press correspondent Elliot Spagat joins CBSN from El Paso, Texas, to explain the latest developments.
Largest U.S. holding facility for migrant kids expands again
The Homestead, Florida location is already home to some 2,000 teenagers, sleeping in rooms with as many as 200 beds
Teen sues over chickenpox vaccine
In northern Kentucky, an outbreak of more than 30 cases of chickenpox prompted health officials to ban unvaccinated students from school. A student's family is suing for religious reasons. Dean Reynolds reports.
Teen refuses chickenpox vaccine despite outbreak
Jerome Kunkel said he refused to get the vaccine based on religious beliefs
HHS docs: Migrant children sexually abused in U.S. custody
According to documents obtained by Rep. Ted Deutch's office, more than 4,500 sexual abuse complaints were reported over the past four years
Migrant children in U.S. are being held in unlicensed shelters, lawyers say
A team of lawyers who inspect shelters say thousands of unaccompanied children are housed in unlicensed facilities
N.J. health workers on deadly outbreak
Two workers from the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation spoke to New Jersey Advance Media after a deadly adenovirus outbreak at the facility killed 10 children and infected at least 23 more. The employees say administrators kept sick children at the rehab center instead of putting them in the hospital to retain government funding. Susan Livio, statehouse reporter for New Jersey Advance Media, discusses her reporting.
Study links phone radiation to cancer in rats
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the final results of a two-year study on cellphone radiation and cancer in rats. Scientists said they see a connection between radio frequency radiation and tumors in rats that were tested, but they also cautioned that the exposure the rats experienced is much higher than what people typically encounter. Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green have more.
Gov't accused of giving migrant kids psychotropic drugs
"I have been told that the medications are supposed to help me, but I don't remember why. My stomach hurts almost every day," said one 17-year-old in a declaration filed in federal court
More mortuary officers sent to Puerto Rico
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it is sending 13 military mortuary officers to Puerto Rico. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud joins CBSN to discuss the latest developments.
Boy's hot dog stand gets permit
A 13-year-old Minnesota boy opened up his own hot dog stand, and the health department got a complaint about it. Instead of shutting it down, the city helped the driven teen get a permit.
Children under 5 reunited with parents
The Department of Health and Human Services says all 57 eligible children under age 5 separated from their parents at the border had been reunited. Now the Trump administration is scrambling to meet a July 26 deadline to reunite families with older kids. CBS News' Mireya Villarreal joins CBSN with the latest.
Undocumented families still waiting reunion
The Trump administration has increased its count of children who have been separated from their families at the U.S. border. The Department of Health and Human Services now says it has fewer than 3,000 in custody. Last week, it was 2,047. Mireya Villarreal reports.
Leaked video offers unfiltered look inside facility for separated children
CBS News has obtained cellphone video from inside the Cayuga Centers in New York showing children huddled in what look like classrooms
Judge orders border families to be reunited
A federal judge in California ruled that the Trump administration must reunite separated immigrant families within 30 days. The order, after an ACLU lawsuit, also sets a 14-day deadline for children under 5 to be returned to their parents. The Department of Health and Human Services says more than 2,000 children are still separated from their families. David Begnaud reports.
42 children have fled network of migrant shelters along the border since October
A 15-year-old boy living at a former Walmart that is now a shelter along the border has gone missing
Feds scramble to reunite families
Hundreds of protestors in Tornillo, Texas chanted "free the children" on Sunday, speaking against the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy. The Department of Homeland Security said it knows the locations of all children separated from their parents, but it's not known how long the process to reunite families will take. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal reports from the Texas border.
Feds detail plan on reuniting over 2,000 separated children in custody
In a "fact sheet" released late Saturday, HHS did not say how long it might take to reunite the families
HHS scrambles to reunite families
The Department of Health and Human Services is scrambling to reunite migrant families separated at the border under President Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy. Hundreds more migrant children held by U.S. Customs and Border Protection were expected to be back with their parents by Friday. Mireya Villarreal reports.
Detention center photos: Where are the girls?
So far, the photos that have been released from the border detention centers do not show any girls. The Department of Health and Human Services hasn't been able to tell us where girls separated from their families are being sent. The Obama administration's former acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, John Sandweg, said Tuesday that sometimes, families separated at the border are never reunited. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal speaks to a public defender who said he represents immigrants with no idea where their children have been taken.
Lawmakers denied entry at detention center
The number of undocumented children held in federal detention centers is growing. The Department of Health and Human Services says nearly 12,000 minors are living in its network of shelters right now. The majority tried to cross the border of their own, but an increasing number were forcibly separated from their families. CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz reports on how two Florida lawmakers were turned away at a detention facility.
Inside the former Walmart holding 1,500 immigrant children in Texas
The facility, which used to be a former Walmart, is nearly filled to capacity
Senate vote on ending shutdown fails for 11th time on Day 20
The government shutdown extended into Day 20 on Monday as the Senate failed to advance a House-passed measure to end the impasse for an 11th time.
Comey seeks to have indictment tossed for vindictive prosecution
Attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey called the criminal charges against him an "egregious abuse of power" driven by "President Trump's personal animus."
See the jewels the Louvre thieves stole — and one they didn't get away with
The Louvre, the world's most iconic museum, remained closed Monday after thieves stole priceless treasures from the Apollon Gallery, the home of the French crown jewels.
Possible mass shooting stopped at Atlanta airport, police say
Police say a phone call from the suspect's family and the hard work of officers may have stopped the man from taking dozens of lives.
DOJ fires 2 prosecutors who opposed charges against N.Y. Atty. Gen. Letitia James
The Trump administration fired Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kristin Bird and Elizabeth Yusi Friday, according to a source familiar with the matter.
New court filings reveal who the DOJ alleges Comey authorized to leak info
A new court filing by James Comey's attorneys definitively answers a lingering question about the criminal charges against the former FBI director: who is "Person 3"?
Trump calls for Ukraine ceasefire with Russia holding occupied territory
Trump wants Russia and Ukraine to freeze the war on the current battlelines, with Moscow holding a huge swathe of eastern Ukraine.
Biden completes round of radiation therapy to treat aggressive prostate cancer
A Biden spokeswoman confirmed the former president finished several weeks of radiation therapy treatment Monday.
Open enrollment may bring sticker shock as health insurance set to surge
With open enrollment starting soon, employees could get sticker shock, with their costs expected to rise 6% to 7% for 2026, a new study says.