U.S. closing 6 makeshift housing sites for unaccompanied children

The Department of Health and Human Services will continue to house migrant children at four emergency sites, including a tent camp at the Fort Bliss Army base.

• Jun 30, 2021

Many DACA applicants waiting for approval as court ruling looms

A looming federal court decision threatens the Obama-era program, which offers deportation relief to undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children.

• Jun 30, 2021

U.S. probing conditions at Texas site holding migrant children

CBS News has reported that migrant children held at Fort Bliss are constantly monitored for self-harm, escape attempts and panic attacks.

• Jun 25, 2021

Harris heading to border Friday for first time as vice president

The vice president will head to the borer along with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

• Jun 23, 2021

U.S. to admit asylum-seekers who had to wait in Mexico

The Biden administration has been slowly processing asylum-seekers who were previously required to wait in dangerous border cities and squalid tent camps in Mexico.

• Jun 22, 2021

Migrant kids endure "despair and isolation" in government tent city

Migrant children held at a U.S. government site in Texas are constantly monitored for incidents of self-harm, panic attacks and escape attempts, sources said.

• Jun 22, 2021

Justice Department reverses Trump-era restrictions on asylum

Many of the asylum cases filed by Central American migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border cite domestic violence and gang persecution.

• Jun 16, 2021

U.S. expands immigration program for Central American children

Officials have portrayed the program as an alternative to the often dangerous trek migrant children take to reach the U.S. southern border.

• Jun 16, 2021

Biden returns $2 billion in border wall funds to the military

The Biden administration said it would use funds Congress allocated for wall construction to address flooding and soil erosion along the southern border.

• Jun 11, 2021

2,100 migrant kids may still be separated from parents, DHS says

The Biden administration facilitated the reunification of seven children with their parents in May and expects to reunite an additional 29 families in coming weeks.

• Jun 8, 2021

Biden admin threatens to sue Texas over migrant facility plans

At the center of the standoff is a proclamation by Governor Greg Abbott that would force shelters in Texas to stop housing migrant children in federal custody.

• Jun 7, 2021

Guatemala's president says Kamala Harris "doesn't hold back"

Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei is set to host Harris on Monday during her first international trip as vice president.

• Jun 6, 2021

Texas bid to evict migrant kids from state shelters alarms advocates

Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott instructed over 50 shelters and foster care porgrams in the state to stop housing migrant children in federal custody.

• Jun 4, 2021

U.S. to accelerate court cases of some migrant families

U.S. immigration judges will generally be expected to issue decisions within 300 days of a family's first court hearing.

• May 28, 2021

Migrant sisters recount crossing border alone while mother stayed behind

Brenda, 13, and Rosa, 15, are two of more than 45,000 migrant children who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border unaccompanied in the past three months.

• May 26, 2021

Trump's ICE deported 348 parents without ensuring children could go with them

Some parents were deported without their children even after telling ICE officers that they wanted their children to come with them, the DHS inspector general found.

• May 24, 2021

U.S. scraps plan to house "tender age" migrant children at Army base

The move comes amid concerns about subpar conditions and prolonged stays at Fort Bliss, a makeshift housing facility holding more than 4,500 unaccompanied minors.

• May 24, 2021

Biden admin extends deportation relief for Haitian immigrants

By expanding eligibility for a program the Trump administration sought to end, the Biden administration is allowing an estimated 100,000 Haitian immigrants to apply for Temporary Protected Status.

• May 22, 2021

Migrant kids languishing at Army base for "alarming" periods of time

Democratic Congresswoman Veronica Escobar said she spoke to a young boy housed at Fort Bliss who told her he was depressed: "it just broke my heart."

• May 22, 2021

U.S. ends use of 2 ICE jails in bid to improve conditions

"We will not tolerate the mistreatment of individuals in civil immigration detention or substandard conditions of detention," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said.

• May 20, 2021

Migrant minors describe poor conditions at makeshift U.S. shelters

Migrant children housed at an Army base reported having to wear soiled clothes and limited access to showers. Some said other minors talked about self-harm.

• May 19, 2021

U.S. commits to admitting 250 asylum-seekers per day

The Biden administration has been negotiating with the American Civil Liberties Union, which sued the government over the expulsions of migrant families.

• May 18, 2021

Inside the U.S. effort to place 20,000 migrant children with sponsors

Overcrowding in Border Patrol facilities has been reduced dramatically, but thousands of children continue to be housed in shelters while they wait to be released to family members in the U.S.

• May 14, 2021

In photos: These migrant families with young children just crossed the U.S. border

CBS News spoke to several families with young children pursuing asylum claims in the U.S. about why they decided to leave their home countries and what it was like to undertake the perilous journey to the border.

• May 13, 2021
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U.S. stops flying migrant families across southern border states

The Biden administration has continued a Trump-era public health order to expel migrants and asylum-seekers, but the policy is being challenged in federal court.

• May 12, 2021

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