Why Texas’ SB4 immigration law is undergoing legal whiplash – CBS News Watch CBS News A federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday over whether or not to allow Texas to enforce its controversial immigration law known as SB4. The measure remains blocked hours after the Supreme Court let it go into effect. CBS News legal … Read more
Eagle Pass, Texas — The Biden administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to block Texas from enforcing an immigration law known as SB4 that would allow state law enforcement officials to arrest migrants suspected of crossing into the U.S. without authorization. One of the most far-reaching state immigration laws in modern U.S. history, SB4 … Read more
Texas defies White House demands to allow federal agents into border park – CBS News Watch CBS News The state of Texas and the Biden administration continue to be involved in an extraordinary showdown over federal access to a public park in the border town of Eagle Pass. Texas says it need to block access … Read more
Growing border battle in Congress threatens to upend bipartisan immigration deal – CBS News Watch CBS News The growing border battle in Congress is threatening to upend a bipartisan deal to overhaul immigration policies. President Biden has urged Congress to pass the deal, which he said would include tough reforms to secure the border, but … Read more
By Sophia Tareen and Melissa Perez Winder | Associated Press CHICAGO — As temperatures hover below freezing in Chicago, dozens of asylum-seekers are staying in the lower level of a library until the bitter cold gripping much of the country lifts. But after that, Chicago’s plans for offering immediate shelter to the growing number of … Read more
Washington — Texas state officials this week abruptly blocked federal U.S. Border Patrol agents from entering and patrolling a public area in the border town of Eagle Pass where they typically first encounter migrants who cross the Rio Grande illegally, two U.S. officials told CBS News on Thursday. After seizing control of Shelby Park in … Read more
Mayor Adams sues 17 charter bus companies for $700 million for bringing asylum seekers to NYC Mayor Adams sues 17 charter bus companies for $700 million for bringing asylum seekers to NYC 00:57 NEW YORK — In a stunning and unexpected move to stop Texas Gov. Greg Abbott from shipping busloads of asylum seekers to … Read more
