Kamala Harris to Guatemalan migrants weighing trek to US: 'Do not come'

Vice President Kamala Harris has offered an optimistic outlook for improved cooperation with Guatemala on addressing the spike in migration to the U.S.

Border Patrol nabs 32 Mexican nationals dressed in camo in Arizona

Mounted Border Patrol officers arrested nearly three dozen border crossers decked out in camo near the Arizona-New Mexico state line.

DHS ends contracts with 2 immigration jails accused of mistreating inmates

The Biden administration will stop using immigration detention facilities in Massachusetts and Georgia that are the subject of abuse allegations.

US State Dept. to recognize birthright citizenship of children born abroad if at least 1 parent is citizen

The change in policy, which used to require a biological relationship, comes after the agency lost several lawsuits involving same-sex couples who sued for their children’s citizenship.

HHS redirects over $2B in COVID-19 funds for migrant children in shelters

The Biden administration says it has directed the Department of Health and Human Services to reroute more than $2 billion of COVID-19 funds to help cover the costs of supporting unaccompanied migrant children that have arrived in the U.S.

Back in Florida, deported military spouse takes on new mission

Alejandra Juarez came here illegally, fell in love with a Marine, and gave birth to American daughters, then was painfully deported under President Trump’s zero-tolerance policy.

Texas farmer finds young migrant girls abandoned near border without food, water

A Texas farmer says he found five migrant girls abandoned on his ranch without food or water. The children ranged in age from 11 months to 7 years old, with one girl suffering from severe dehydration.

Number of migrant children in US custody more than doubled in past two months, data shows

Attorneys, advocates and mental health experts say that while some shelters housing the migrant children are safe and provide adequate care, others are endangering children’s health and safety.

Biden raises US refugee cap from 15,000 to 62,500

President Joe Biden is formally lifting the nation's refugee cap to 62,500 this year, weeks after facing bipartisan blowback for his delay in lifting former President Donald Trump’s limit of 15,000.

US begins reuniting families at Mexican border in ‘beginning’ of broader effort

The Department of Homeland Security on Monday announced that four families who were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border during the Trump administration will be reunited this week in the U.S.

Pentagon cancels border wall construction contracts paid for with military funds reallocated by Trump

A Pentagon spokesperson said the funds were originally intended to go towards schools for military children, overseas military construction projects in partner nations and the National Guard and Reserve equipment account.

Biden signs emergency determination to speed refugee admissions, will lift refugee cap in May

Facing swift blowback from allies and aid groups, the White House on Friday said President Joe Biden plans to lift in the next month his predecessor's historically low cap on refugees, after initially moving only to expand the eligibility criteria for resettlements.

Number of kids traveling alone at US-Mexico border hits all-time high in March

The U.S. government picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border in March, authorities said Thursday, the largest monthly number ever recorded.

Poll: 40% of American disapprove of Biden's handling of the Mexico border crisis

More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling the sharply increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, and approval of his efforts on larger immigration policy falls short of other top issues.

Border Patrol video shows smugglers abandoning 5-year-old, 3-year-old at the border

SHOCKING VIDEO: Border Patrol on Wednesday released a hard to watch video of smugglers abandoning a 5-year-old girl and 3-year-old girl at the border in the New Mexico desert in the middle of the night -- after dropping them over a 14-foot border barrier.