Just 39 migrant kids avoided expulsion at the border in May
U.S. officials at the southern border carried out 1,001 arrests of unaccompanied migrant children in May. Just 39 were allowed to stay.
U.S. ramps up expulsions of migrants as border crossings rise
A CDC coronavirus directive, which has been extended indefinitely, has given the Trump administration the power to rapidly remove most border-crossers from U.S. soil.
New Trump rule would redefine who qualifies for refuge in U.S.
The rule would make it more difficult for foreigners to seek refuge from certain forms of persecution, including gender-based violence, gang threats and torture at the hands of "rogue" government officials.
The U.S. expelled her 13-year-old daughter, citing new border rules
A mother in New York is asking the U.S. government to bring back her daughter, one of hundreds of migrant children expelled from the border amid the pandemic.
U.S. policy of expelling migrant kids faces first legal challenge
Citing a public health order, U.S. border officials carried out 899 expulsions of unaccompanied migrant children in March and April alone.
As Trump pushes to reopen, border restrictions continue
Only four migrants have been allowed to request refuge in the U.S. under a public health order, according to data obtained by CBS News.
Thousands of USCIS employees could be furloughed without more funds
USCIS, the fee-funded agency that oversees the nation's legal immigration system, is facing a financial crisis during the coronavirus pandemic.
Second immigrant dies of COVID-19 while in ICE custody
Santiago Baten-Oxlag, of Guatemala, is the second known immigrant to die of coronavirus complications while detained by U.S. immigration authorities.
U.S. extends coronavirus border restrictions indefinitely
Border officials have used the public health order to expel more than 20,000 unauthorized migrants — including unaccompanied children.
ICE keeps kids detained because parents don't "wish to separate"
A federal judge has ordered ICE to seek the prompt release of all minors in its custody. The agency detains migrant families with children.
Fear mounts over largest coronavirus outbreak in ICE detention
"My heart still hurts. I can't sleep at night because I'm desperate," said the sister of an ICE detainee who died of coronavirus complications.
Only 2 migrants allowed to seek refuge under emergency border order
More than 20,000 migrants, including unaccompanied children, have been expelled from the southern border under the emergency directive.
Immigrant in ICE custody dies after testing positive for COVID-19
At least 788 immigrants in ICE custody have tested positive for coronavirus across the country.
20,000 migrants have been expelled along border under coronavirus order
More than 90% of the families, children and single adults that Border Patrol encountered in April were expelled under a public health order.
U.S. suspends protections for migrant kids at border, expelling hundreds
In the last 11 days of March alone, officials expelled at least 299 unaccompanied children under a CDC public health order.