2024 RNC Day 2 fact check of the Republican National Convention
CBS News is fact checking statements made by GOP speakers on the second night of the 2024 RNC, where Donald Trump will become the GOP presidential nominee.
U.S. agrees to help Panama deport migrants crossing Darién Gap
Under the agreement, U.S. immigration officials will train and provide assistance to Panamanian authorities to help them carry out more deportations of migrants heading north.
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Illegal border crossings fall to lowest level of Biden's presidency
Border Patrol processed approximately 84,000 migrants in June, the lowest monthly level since President Biden took office.
8 arrested men with ISIS ties feared to have been plotting potential U.S. attack
Eight men from Tajikistan were arrested on immigration charges earlier this month in Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia
Biden unveils new program offering legal status to 500,000 immigrants
The program will offer legal status and a streamlined path to U.S. residency and citizenship to roughly half a million unauthorized immigrants who are married to American citizens.
Biden plan offers legal status to 500,000 immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens
The Biden administration's program will benefit unauthorized immigrants with American citizen spouses, if they have lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years.
Biden preparing to offer legal status to certain undocumented immigrants
The program would offer work permits and deportation protections to unauthorized immigrants married to U.S. citizens, as long as they have lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years, sources said.
ACLU and migrant rights groups sue over Biden's asylum crackdown
The American Civil Liberties Union and several migrant rights groups filed a lawsuit targeting President Biden's recently announced crackdown on asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.
ICE arrests 8 with suspected ISIS ties
ICE agents have rounded up eight individuals from Tajikistan who are in the U.S. and have suspected ties to ISIS, according to U.S. officials.
Biden weighs move to unlock legal status for some unauthorized immigrants
The plan would help some unauthorized immigrants who are married to American citizens, according to several sources.
Biden unveils new immigration order restricting asylum claims along border
President Biden is taking executive action to authorize U.S. immigration officials to deport large numbers of migrants without processing their asylum claims.
Biden executive order restricting asylum along border expected Tuesday
President Biden is expected to issue a long-anticipated executive order as early as Tuesday to partially shut down asylum processing along the U.S.-Mexico border.
U.S. planning to refer some migrants for resettlement in Greece and Italy
The initiative would involve Greece and Italy welcoming migrants processed at immigration offices the U.S. set up last year in four Latin American countries.
Mayorkas says some migrants "try to game" the U.S. asylum system
"The reality is that some people do indeed try to game the system," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told CBS News.
Migrant crossings at U.S.-Mexico border plunge 54% from record highs
In the first 21 days of May, Border Patrol agents recorded a daily average of roughly 3,700 migrant apprehensions between ports of entry, a 54% decrease from December.