Transcript: CBS News interviews CBP chief Chris Magnus

In an interview with CBS News, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus acknowledged that migrant families expelled by the U.S. are facing "very difficult" conditions in Mexico.

• Aug 19, 2022

Border official: U.S. strives for "fair and equitable" treatment of migrants

"Our goal certainly is to be able to process all vulnerable populations in a fair and equitable way," U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus told CBS News.

• Aug 19, 2022

Probe finds U.S. border agents used "unnecessary" force against migrants

Investigators found Haitian migrants were seeking to deliver food and supplies to their families and not threatening U.S border agents.

• Jul 8, 2022

U.S. Border Patrol migrant apprehensions reached record levels in May

May's tally of migrant arrests surpassed the previous monthly record U.S. Border Patrol set in March 2000, when the agency recorded 220,000 apprehensions.

• Jun 15, 2022

U.S. to interview asylum-seekers at 2 Texas detention sites under new policy

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.

• May 26, 2022

Secretive border patrol units disbanded

The Biden administration is eliminating secretive units within the U.S. Border Patrol after months of criticism. CBS News correspondent Enrique Acevedo joins Elaine Quijano to discuss the role of these "critical incident teams."

• May 10, 2022
• 04:02

Officials warn of counterfeit designer products ahead of Mother's Day

Handbags, wallets, apparel, footwear and jewelry are among items at the highest risk of being counterfeited.

• May 7, 2022

Caught in feud between Texas governor and Biden, migrants arrive in D.C.

Advocates said Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is using migrants and asylum-seekers as political pawns by busing them to the nation's capital.

• Apr 13, 2022

Ukrainian girl taken into U.S. border custody moved to shelter

The vast majority of the unaccompanied children in U.S. care hail from Central America, but officials have recently received a small but growing number of Ukrainian minors.

• Apr 11, 2022

Bipartisan Senate bill would delay end of Title 42 border expulsions

The CDC is planning to stop authorizing the expulsions of migrants under a pandemic-era rule on May 23.

• Apr 7, 2022

"Survivalist" who faked his death caught after 6 years on the run

Authorities said the fugitive was a survivalist who had intentions to "live off the land" in abandoned cabins.

• Apr 6, 2022

U.S. expands COVID vaccinations of migrants in border custody

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.

• Mar 28, 2022

California man accused of smuggling 1,700 reptiles into U.S.

Baby crocodiles and Mexican beaded lizards were among the animals smuggled from Mexico and Hong Kong, feds say.

• Mar 25, 2022

U.S. to start asylum overhaul plan in the late spring

The administration hopes the changes will drastically reduce the amount of time asylum-seekers wait for their claims to be decided while cutting down the backlog of cases.

• Mar 24, 2022

Biden faces intensifying Democratic pressure to end border expulsions

A Ukrainian mother and her children fleeing the Russian invasion were turned back at the U.S. border by officials who cited a Trump-era restriction, according to the family's lawyer.

• Mar 10, 2022

Man tried to sneak 52 reptiles into U.S. in his clothes: U.S. Customs

He had 52 lizards and snakes on him – some considered endangered -- while driving a truck when he got to the San Ysidro border crossing with Mexico, authorities say.

• Mar 9, 2022

U.S. can't exempt migrant children from border deportation policy, judge rules

It's unclear if the administration will start to expel unaccompanied minors in light of Friday's court order.

• Mar 4, 2022

$2.9 million worth of meth seized at California border

Authorities said the "level of detail in the concealment" of the drugs was "unusual."

• Feb 26, 2022

U.S. expands "Remain in Mexico" border policy

The U.S. government is expanding its enforcement of the Trump-era policy that requires asylum seekers to stay in Mexico while U.S. immigration courts review their claims. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" with more on the controversial decision.

• Jan 4, 2022
• 09:57

Woman dies trying to swim across U.S. border in San Diego

Border Patrol said agents took 36 Mexican nationals into custody, including 13 people who were pulled from the water by the U.S. Coast Guard.

• Nov 1, 2021

U.S. uses "Title 42" to expel Haitians

Nearly 4,000 Haitian migrants have been expelled from the U.S. in the last nine days. The speed of the deportations is a result of a Trump-era policy known as "Title 42," which was instituted at the start of the pandemic to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins Tanya Rivero on CBSN to explain.

• Sep 28, 2021
• 08:07

U.S. expelling migrants from Texas town

The U.S. has begun deporting Haitian migrants who have gathered at the southern border by the Texas town of Del Rio. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports on efforts to fly them back to Haiti. Then Congressman Tony Gonzales, a Republican who represents Del Rio, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss his experience visiting the camp and what he believes the White House needs to do about the situation.

• Sep 20, 2021
• 12:41

Officials seize 15 giant land snails at Houston airport

The snails, roughly the size of an adult fist, were discovered in plastic zip-closed bags inside an airline passenger's luggage. Fresh leaves and a quarter-pound of beef were also found.

• Jul 21, 2021

U.S., Mexico team up to catch border criminals

U.S. and Mexican authorities have announced an initiative to find and arrest their top 10 most wanted criminals along the border. CBS News Homeland Security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga spoke exclusively with the U.S. Border Patrol sector chief for El Paso about what this partnership means, how the pandemic has affected law enforcement's job and what they're doing to keep American teens from working with cartels to smuggle migrants across the border.

• Jul 13, 2021
• 10:47

Fentanyl seizures skyrocket along U.S.-Mexico border

In a year, fentanyl seizures have jumped 800% in Texas.

• Jun 9, 2021

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