Migrant survivors of West Texas shooting detained by ICE
At least seven migrants were detained three weeks after twin brothers shot at them in West Texas, claiming they mistook them for wild hogs.
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At least seven migrants were detained three weeks after twin brothers shot at them in West Texas, claiming they mistook them for wild hogs.
Her exploits posing as a German heiress to scam individuals and financial institutions out of hundreds of thousands of dollars inspired a Netflix series.
The Republican governor's office calls it part of efforts to "transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations."
The policy is a dramatic departure from a Trump regulation that made it harder for low-income immigrants to become permanent residents.
At least 53 people died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer, officials said, describing the deadliest migrant smuggling case in U.S. history.
Republican officials in Texas and Louisiana convinced a federal judge to block rules that directed ICE to focus on arresting immigrants deemed to threaten national security or public safety.
President Biden's appointees have said the rule will allow the U.S. to more quickly grant asylum to those fleeing persecution, while rapidly deporting migrants who don't qualify.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is taking aim at the Biden administration over immigration policy, sending busloads of migrants and asylum-seekers to Washington and temporarily holding up trucking at the border. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has the latest.
The policy change comes as officials wait for a CDC announcement on the future of Title 42, which has allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants during the pandemic.
As of earlier this month, ICE was holding just over 20,000 immigrants in its detention system, which consists mainly of county jails and for-profit prisons.
The Biden administration directive instructed ICE officers to prioritize certain groups of immigrants for arrest and deportation, including those with serious criminal convictions.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General issued the rare recommendation in a report about the Torrance County Detention Facility.
A federal court last week had ruled that the administration could not exempt unaccompanied children from a Trump-era border restriction.
Current rules instruct ICE officers to detain immigrants convicted of serious crimes, migrants who recently crossed a U.S. border illegally, and those deemed to pose a national security risk, such as suspected terrorists.
COVID-19 cases among immigrants in ICE detention have increased by 848% since the start of the year, government statistics show.
Over 37% of immigrants in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody have declined vaccination, according to data obtained by CBS News.
The Biden administration rules instructed ICE agents to focus on arresting recent border-crossers, as well as immigrants deemed to threaten public safety or national security.
In the past six weeks, ICE has reported over 5,000 new coronavirus cases among immigrants in its detention facilities.
ICE is currently detaining more than 27,000 immigrants. So far, just over 1,300 detainees have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Biden administration had already instructed ICE to focus on arresting immigrants with certain criminal convictions, recent border-crossers and foreigners deemed to pose a national security threat.
The Biden administration has admitted more than 10,000 asylum seekers since it ended former President Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy in January. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez sat down with a couple who were reunited because of the policy reversal. He joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the latest at the border.
CBS News rode along with a team on Long Island searching for members of the El Salvador-based MS-13 gang. CBS News' Margaret Brennan explains how the Trump administration's immigration policy gives authorities more leeway against undocumented immigrants.
CBS News has learned that border officials are releasing some migrant families into the United States without giving them notice to appear in court at a later date. The comes as the number of unaccompanied migrant children in government custody tops 16,000. CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez joins CBSN AM with more.
The number of unaccompanied minors in U.S. government custody has hit more than 15,000 as border crossings surge. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN AM to discuss how the Biden administration is responding.
The Biden administration is scrambling to deal with a growing number of migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined CBSN with a look at why House Republicans are blaming the administration for the surge.
Voters are headed to the polls today in Virginia, New Jersey, California and New York City, in the biggest races since President Trump's win. Follow live results here.
A shelter-in-place has been issued after a UPS plane crashed near the Louisville International Airport in Kentucky, officials said.
The Senate failed for the 14th time to advance a bill to end the government shutdown, now tied for the longest in U.S. history. Follow live updates here.
Senators are discussing a deal that would fund the government alongside long-term appropriations bills in exchange for a vote on extending health care tax credits.
President Trump wrote on Truth Social that federal food benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!"
Sean Dunn has been charged with a misdemeanor felony count for throwing a sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent during President Trump's federal takeover of D.C.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the agency may need to close "certain parts of the airspace" if the shutdown continues.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful people to hold the office, has died, his family says. He was 84.
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein provided the Justice Department with "precise and detailed" information about 20 alleged co-conspirators, House Democrats say.