Border apprehensions remained at a 20-year high in April

Most of the migrants apprehended along the U.S.-Mexico border in April were single adults, the majority of whom are being expelled to Mexico under a public health order.

• May 11, 2021

Biden lets undocumented college students access pandemic aid

The Trump administration had barred undocumented students, including those known as "Dreamers," from accessing aid that Congress allocated in COVID-19 relief packages.

• May 11, 2021

Family reunites under Biden program to admit asylum-seekers

The Biden administration has been slowly admitting some of the tens of thousands of asylum-seekers who were sent back to Mexico under former President Trump.

• May 10, 2021

DHS scraps Trump-era plan to collect more biometric data from immigrants

While the proposed rule change never took effect, the policy would have marked a colossal shift in Homeland Security's personal data collection from immigrants and US citizens alike.

• May 7, 2021

"Dreamers" demonstration

A large crowd of "Dreamers" staged a loud protest in a Senate office building in Washington, D.C., calling on lawmakers to pass the so-called Dream Act, which would protect young immigrants who were illegally brought to the U.S. as children from deportation. "Dream Act now!" they chanted as Capitol Police stood nearby.

• Nov 9, 2017
• 02:10

"Dreamer" arrested

A man who claims to be the first "Dreamer" deported under the Trump administration is in custody after trying to return to the U.S. for the second time. He faces a felony charge and could face two years in jail.

• Nov 9, 2017
• 00:25

Families recount their harrowing journeys across the border

"We're not here to cause trouble. We're here because there's no hope left for us back home. The situation in Honduras is worse for us than the risks we faced by undertaking this journey. It hasn't been easy. But we'd do anything for our child."

• May 7, 2021

2,100 kids crossed border alone after being expelled with families

They seem to have separated from their families voluntarily to try to get across the southern border.

• May 7, 2021

Overcrowding reduced at facility for migrant kids, but challenges remain

When CBS News toured the Donna, Texas migrant holding facility on Thursday, its detainee population had plummeted 80% from early April, officials said.

• May 6, 2021

Harris announces trip to Mexico and Guatemala

Harris will take her first trip abroad as vice president on June 7 and 8.

• May 5, 2021

Dreamer profile

Marcela Zhou is a third-year medical student at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She says DACA was life-changing for her, and worries that students like her could face deportation in six months if there's no deal to preserve the program.

• Sep 16, 2017
• 02:41

"Dreamer" targeted online by peer

A Kentucky college student is asking for help after she says she was targeted for deportation by a fellow classmate. Paola Garcia, who is in the DACA program, is concerned about her future. Vladimir Duthiers reports.

• Sep 13, 2017
• 02:53

Families face different fates under inconsistent U.S. border policy

Some asylum-seeking families are being expelled to Mexico under a Trump-era public health order, while others are being allowed to stay.

• May 5, 2021

Divided over DACA

President Trump met with congressional leaders Wednesday morning, after deciding to end the DACA program for immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. Bob Cusack, editor-in-chief of The Hill, joins CBSN to discuss reaction from both sides of the aisle.

• Sep 6, 2017
• 11:19

Kasich on Trump's DACA decision

Republican Ohio governor and former presidential candidate John Kasich, who has previously voiced support for a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants, joins "CBS This Morning" from Westerville, Ohio, to discuss why President Trump's decision to end DACA puts "Dreamers" in jeopardy, and addresses whether he'll run for president on a bipartisan ticket with Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper.

• Sep 6, 2017
• 06:23

Sen. Tom Cotton on DACA decision

Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas joins "CBS This Morning" from Capitol Hill to discuss why he believes President Trump's decision to end DACA is the "right step" and how his proposed legislation, the RAISE Act, would address immigration reform in America.

• Sep 6, 2017
• 03:39

Trump's DACA decision

President Trump's decision to end DACA, protection for young undocumented immigrants, puts new pressure on Congress to replace it. Mr. Trump's DACA decision puts nearly a million people in legal limbo and triggered protests from coast to coast. Nancy Cordes reports.

• Sep 6, 2017
• 02:50

Former "Dreamer" on DACA

The Trump administration announced plans to end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, leaving the future of up to 800,000 people in flux. Lorella Praeli, a former "Dreamer" who's now a U.S. citizen and director of immigration policy for the ACLU, spoke to CBSN about her family's experience

• Sep 5, 2017
• 06:25

Obama on DACA's end

Former President Obama weighed in on President Trump's decision to end DACA Tuesday. He wrote in a statement posted on Facebook, "We shouldn't threaten the future of this group of young people who are here through no fault of their own, who pose no threat, who are not taking away anything from the rest of us."

• Sep 5, 2017
• 00:42

After DACA ends

As Congress returns from recess, the Trump administration is adding to their docket by announcing plans to end DACA, an Obama-era program for the children of undocumented immigrants. Gabe Debenedetti, national political reporter for Politico, spoke to CBSN about what may happen to the 800,000 people covered under the DACA program.

• Sep 5, 2017
• 05:49

Sessions on DACA

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday that the DACA program "is being rescinded." He says the Trump administration will wind down protection for "Dreamers" who came to the U.S. as children, and give Congress six months to legislate a solution. See his full remarks here.

• Sep 5, 2017
• 10:07

Defending DACA

Nearly 800,000 "Dreamers" who came to the U.S. as children face an uncertain future if the DACA program isn't extended. Leezia Dhalla, a DACA recipient, shares her story with CBSN.

• Sep 5, 2017
• 01:54

What happens if Trump ends DACA?

Politics and immigration reporter for the Huffington Post, Elise Foley, joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" from Washington to discuss what will happen to the nearly one million "Dreamers" in both the short and long term if President Trump decides to roll back DACA, a program that protects undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children. His decision is expected to come on Tuesday.

• Sep 2, 2017
• 03:53

Trump and DACA

A White House spokesperson said officials are reviewing a possible end to Obama-era protections for the children of undocumented immigrants, but did not give a timeline. CBS News contributor and Washington Post congressional reporter Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN to discuss.

• Aug 31, 2017
• 08:31

U.S. reunites family separated under Trump's "zero tolerance" policy

For 18-year-old Bryan Chavez, Tuesday felt like a dream. It was the first time he'd seen his mother in nearly four years after they were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border.

• May 4, 2021

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