Washington — President Biden is debating whether to invoke a sweeping presidential authority that gained infamy during the Trump administration to stage a crackdown on migrants coming to the U.S. southern border, three people familiar with the plans told CBS News. Mr. Biden is weighing citing a law dating back to 1952 to severely restrict … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House has failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. The vote Tuesday night marked the culmination of months of examination by House Republicans as they’ve aimed to make immigration and border security a key election issue. But when it came … Read more
A House Democrat labeled Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) standalone bill on funding for Israel an “act of staggering bad faith” on Sunday. “Well, the move he has taken to offer an Israel-only deal is very dirty pool. It’s an act of staggering bad faith,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” Johnson … Read more
DALLAS – The unprecedented standoff between the state of Texas and the federal government at the southern border continues. CBS News Texas sat down with North Texas immigration attorney Haim Vasquez to break down what it all means and what could happen next. “We have never seen the point that we have right now, … Read more
January 22, 2024—Ottawa—International students enrich our communities and are a critical part of Canada’s social, cultural and economic fabric. In recent years, the integrity of the international student system has been threatened. Some institutions have significantly increased their intakes to drive revenues, and more students have been arriving in Canada without the proper supports they need … Read more
Tens of thousands of people marched in the streets of cities across France on Sunday to call on President Emmanuel Macron not to sign into law tough new legislation on immigration that they say bears the footprint of the far right and betrays French values. Issued on: 21/01/2024 – 21:09 2 min According to the … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is closing in on a Senate deal on border security and Ukraine funding as the White House tries to resolve one of the last major sticking points: whether to preserve the president’s authority to allow migrants into the U.S. for special cases during emergencies or global unrest. Republicans deride … Read more
The attorney general of Texas on Wednesday defied federal officials who demanded state authorities abandon a public park along the U.S.-Mexico border that state National Guard soldiers seized last week, setting up a legal showdown with the Biden administration over the country’s immigration policies. Over the weekend, the Department of Homeland Security called on Texas … Read more
Tampa, Florida — Raquel Lopez Aguilar — a Mexican father of two who is in the country illegally — was working as a roofer in the Tampa area until he was charged with smuggling under Florida’s controversial new immigration law. “I think that it will be difficult to prove the human smuggling aspect of this … Read more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will resume commercial and legal travel at four official crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday that were partially or fully closed recently due to record levels of migrant crossings, senior U.S. officials told reporters Tuesday. The impacted ports of entry are in Eagle Pass, Texas, Lukeville and Nogales, Arizona … Read more