U.S. reopens immigration program for Central American children
U.S. officials have portrayed the program as a safe and legal alternative to the often dangerous trek migrant children undertake to reach the southern border.
Democrats present case to legalize immigrants through budget bill
The legalization plan would benefit undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children, farmworkers, Temporary Protected Status holders and essential workers.
Biden administration reviving Trump's "Remain in Mexico" border policy
"It's frustrating to continue waiting here after all this time and suffering," one asylum-seeker stranded in Mexico with her 9-month-old baby told CBS News.
U.S. caring for more than 100 unaccompanied Afghan children
While the vast majority of Afghan evacuees arriving in the U.S. this summer have been families and adults, some evacuated children have been entering the country without their parents.
9-month-old on flight carrying Afghan evacuees dies in Philadelphia
This marks the first reported death of an evacuee from Afghanistan on U.S. soil.
U.S. effort to resettle Afghan refugees faces major hurdles
The resettlement operation is grappling with issues ranging from the uncertain immigration status of many evacuees, to limited social resources and permanent housing for the new arrivals.
Some Afghan refugee children are arriving in the U.S. unaccompanied
U.S. immigration officials have designated at least 34 Afghan children as unaccompanied minors, sending some of them to government shelters for undocumented migrant youth.
SCOTUS rules Biden must revive Trump-era Remain-in-Mexico policy
Under the Trump-era program, the U.S. returned 70,000 non-Mexican asylum-seekers to Mexico, instructing them to wait there for their court hearings.
U.S. using humanitarian tool to admit at-risk Afghans without visas
The move will allow the U.S. government to authorize the entry of certain vulnerable Afghans, including those who helped American forces but whose visa applications remain pending.
Migrants stuck in Mexico faced 6,356 violent attacks, report finds
Human rights researchers tracked 6,356 attacks against migrants who were expelled to Mexico by the U.S. or barred from requesting U.S. refuge.
How are Afghan refugees being processed by the U.S.?
Providing refuge to Afghans who assisted the American war effort is a rare immigration policy with broad public support, including among Republicans, according to CBS News polling.
Supreme Court pauses revival of Remain-in-Mexico border policy
The Trump-era program required 70,000 non-Mexican asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for their U.S. asylum court hearings.
Her family is stranded in Afghanistan amid evacuation scramble
Freshta, a college student in Michigan, fears her Hazara family in Afghanistan could be harmed by the Taliban because of their assistance to the U.S. war effort.
Judge blocks U.S. effort to curtail ICE arrests and deportations
The Biden administration rules instructed ICE agents to focus on arresting recent border-crossers, as well as immigrants deemed to threaten public safety or national security.
U.S. moves to speed up asylum process along southern border
Biden administration officials said the policy overhaul would allow the government to more quickly grant U.S. refuge to those who qualify and deport those who don't.