Women in ICE custody plead for release amid pandemic
Immigrant women detained in rural Louisiana feel powerless to shield themselves from the rapidly-spreading coronavirus. They're asking the U.S. not to forget about them.
Lawmakers call on ICE to free more immigrants amid pandemic
A federal judge said not releasing sick immigrants could lead to "unconscionable and possibly barbaric result."
U.S. is swiftly deporting migrant children at the border
"Despite everything I experienced along the way, they deported me the next day," one indigenous teenager from Guatemala told CBS News.
Judge says U.S. must justify holding migrant kids as coronavirus spreads
The federal judge in California called immigration detentions centers "hotbeds of contagion" in her order.
3 migrant kids in U.S. custody test positive for coronavirus
The three minors are the first confirmed coronavirus cases among the 3,600 unaccompanied children currently in U.S. custody.
ICE resists calls to release immigrants as coronavirus desperation mounts
"We know we can die inside here," one detained asylum-seeker told CBS News.
Suit seeks release of migrant kids in U.S. custody over coronavirus
Attorneys wrote that thousands of unaccompanied migrant children "spend all of their time in close proximity to other children and staff members."
First immigrant in ICE custody tests positive for coronavirus
Former ICE acting director John Sandweg told CBS News the coronavirus could "spread like wildfire" in agency facilities.
U.S. postpones "Remain in Mexico" hearings due to coronavirus
An attorney said it was a good public health move, but noted that migrants are disheartened that they won't be able to make their case to win U.S. asylum anytime soon.
3 workers at facilities housing migrant kids in U.S. custody test positive for coronavirus
A dozen migrant children in U.S. custody have been tested for the virus. Five results came back negative and the rest are pending.
U.S. to rapidly turn away border-crossing migrants over coronavirus
The Trump administration is citing a public health law that allows officials to deny entry to foreigners who could carry a disease.
Calls grow for ICE to release immigrants to avoid coronavirus outbreak
"Can you imagine if you get an outbreak in these detention facilities? It's going to spread like wildfire," a former head of ICE told CBS News.
Trump says he'll block asylum-seekers at Mexico border over coronavirus
The president said he would invoke a law that allows officials to turn away migrants.
Guatemala to resume receiving deportees from U.S.
Thursday's announcement will likely come as a relief for the Trump administration as it continues its efforts to deter migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
ICE unveils new "enforcement posture" amid coronavirus pandemic
The agency still has not addressed calls to downsize its detainee population to prevent a coronavirus outbreak inside its scores of detention centers.