Washington — Caleb Vitello, the acting head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is being reassigned amid internal frustrations over the agency’s progress in carrying out President Trump’s mass deportation goals, administration officials told CBS News on Friday. In a statement, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin confirmed Vitello’s reassignment, saying he “is no…
Border Patrol chief discusses asylum policy changes, possible DOGE cuts – CBS News Watch CBS News A new administration is bringing new changes to enforcement at the U.S-Mexico border as illegal crossings drop to a five-year low. Camilo Montoya-Galvez spoke to Michael Banks, the new chief of U.S. Border Patrol, about some of his priorities….
Wisconsin dairy farms face uncertainty amid immigration crackdown – CBS News Watch CBS News According to the Department of Agriculture, more than 40% of the country’s farm workers are undocumented immigrants. Camilo Montoya-Galvez traveled to a dairy farm in Wisconsin to report on the tension between cheap labor and the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Be…
Illegal border crossings at lowest level in 5 years – CBS News Watch CBS News Illegal crossings along the southern border continue to decrease and are now at the lowest level they’ve been in nearly five years, according to new monthly data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Omar Villafranca has more on what’s…
Tension between sanctuary cities and federal immigration crackdown – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump’s immigration crackdown has resulted in more than 8,000 arrests in operations spanning nearly two dozen cities in just the first two weeks since returning to the office. But cooperation between immigration officers and local law enforcement in so-called “sanctuary…
Financial professionals with Islamic market experience and accountants can enjoy fast track immigration to Hong Kong from next month, as part of a wider government effort to address the local talent shortage. The Labour and Welfare Bureau on Tuesday added nine professions to the talent list, which now covers 60 types of jobs that the…
EL PASO, Texas — Three immigrants who won a restraining order against the federal government to avoid transfer to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba were deported this week on direct flights to Venezuela, according to court documents published Friday. The three men were deported Monday, the day after a federal judge approved a…
Analyzing Vance’s critical remarks about free speech, immigration in Europe – CBS News Watch CBS News If there were any doubts among America’s European allies that “there’s a new sheriff in town,” they were erased Friday when Vice President JD Vance said those exact words in his first major speech on the world stage. Margaret…
Mayor Adams meets with “border czar” Tom Homan Mayor Adams meets with “border czar” Tom Homan 02:16 New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s “border czar,” met on Thursday, a day after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced she is suing the state over immigration enforcement. The 90-minute closed-door meeting…
Washington — The U.S. is deporting unauthorized migrants from nations in Africa and Asia to Panama, a major diplomatic breakthrough for the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts, internal federal documents obtained by CBS News show. On Wednesday, an American military flight deported Asian migrants who were in U.S. immigration custody to Panama, the first known…