Border crossings dips below 100K for first time in months
The number of migrants crossing the southern border has dropped below 100,000 for the first time in five months
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Hundreds of workers released after massive Mississippi raids
Nearly 700 undocumented workers were rounded up at work places in Mississippi on Wednesday. Some have been released — but communities are still reeling from the massive operation
DHS chief calls for more resources to fight domestic terrorism
"We need to invest more — no question," Kevin McAleenan said on "CBS This Morning" after report highlights differences between Obama and Trump administrations
DHS issues hacking security alert for small planes
The alert warns if a hacker gained access to certain planes, they could provide false flight data
900 migrant kids separated from parents despite court order, ACLU says
According to the ACLU, the Trump administration has accused mothers who were victims of gang violence of being gang members themselves
Judge blocks Trump's near-total asylum ban
The judge in San Francisco who blocked the rule said it could result in the U.S. government delivering asylum seekers into "the hands of their persecutors"
Judge allows Trump's restrictive asylum ban to continue
The rule effectively bars most migrants from Central America and other countries from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border
ICE sweeps yield few arrests but operation is "ongoing"
In an operation targeting about 2,000 undocumented families with deportation orders, ICE apprehended 35 individuals — including some who were not targeted
Acting defense secretary testifies on border conditions at House panel
Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan is testifying before the House Oversight Committee about detention centers at the border
Acting DHS chief worried about more migrant child deaths
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan spoke to "CBS Evening News" Norah O'Donnell in McAllen, Texas
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"
Who will be targeted in the expected ICE roundups?
Raids targeting undocumented families — an operation pushed by President Trump — are set to begin on Sunday
Ocasio-Cortez condemns "manufactured" cruelty at border
The House Oversight Committee is holding a hearing on treatment of migrants at the border
New report details "ongoing trauma" of Trump's family separation policy
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
Border apprehensions plummet in June
U.S. authorities apprehended more than 94,000 migrants along the southern border last month — a precipitous drop from May
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez suggests dissolving DHS
"I think we need to undo a lot of the egregious mistakes that the Bush administration did" said Ocasio-Cortez
Migrant teen claims Border Patrol officer sexually assaulted her
Alleged incident is among several reported claims of improper treatment in Yuma facility
U.S. expands "Remain in Mexico" to Laredo border crossing
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
Trump's threats of ICE raids keep immigrants on edge
"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?"
Reports of scabies, shingles and chickenpox at Texas border facility
House Democrats are calling for testimony from top Trump administration immigration officials in response to a New York Times report about conditions at the southern border
Top official: ICE ready to deport 1 million undocumented immigrants
Ken Cuccinelli, an immigration hardliner, said it is up to ICE to determine who among those with deportation orders will be targeted
Border Patrol agent discusses conditions inside detention centers
A recent report found children have no access to soap and water and men were stuffed into standing room only cells
"Inexcusable" Border Patrol social media faces DHS probe
The investigation will look into private Facebook group for current and former agents where users mocked migrant deaths
Mexico offers to send asylum seekers turned away by U.S. back home
The Mexican government is offering migrants returned under the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy transportation to go back to their native countries
New pictures show "dangerous overcrowding" at Border Patrol facilities
"We are concerned that overcrowding and prolonged detention represent an immediate risk," the report says
Tony Dokoupil: Don't just trust me. Make me earn it.
"You come first," declares the new anchor of the Evening News. "Not advertisers. Not politicians. Not corporate interests — including the new owners of CBS."
Fire kills dozens at crowded Swiss Alps bar on New Year's
Police in Switzerland say a fire at a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort area is believed to have left about 40 people dead and dozens more injured.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani addresses New Yorkers at public inauguration
Zohran Mamdani was sworn in early Thursday as the 112th mayor of New York City. The democratic socialist is the city's first Muslim mayor, as well as one of its youngest ever.
Price hikes hit ACA health insurance plans as subsidies expire
Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight.
Trump says he underwent CT scan, not MRI, during October examination
"In retrospect, it's too bad I took it because it gave them a little ammunition," President Trump told The Wall Street Journal.
Everything we know about Minnesota's massive fraud schemes
A viral social media video has put Minnesota's long-running fraud scandal at the center of the national conversation. Here's what to know.
At least 6 reported killed during Iran protests over struggling economy
The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by Iran's theocracy over the demonstrations, which have slowed in Tehran but expanded elsewhere.
Coast Guard searches for 77-year-old woman who went overboard from cruise ship
The woman was a passenger on the Nieuw Statendam cruise ship, which was roughly 40 miles northeast of Sabana, Cuba, when she went overboard, the Coast Guard said.
U.S. reduces proposed tariffs on Italian pasta, Italy says
Steep U.S. import duties targeting 13 Italian pasta makers will be sharply reduced, Italy's foreign ministry said on Jan. 1.