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RADAR: Showers, storms sweeping across Northeast Florida

The heaviest rain will be around the St. Johns River and back to the coast with the potential for hail, local flooding, and lots of lightning.

2 flood warnings in effect for Camden and Glynn Counties

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RADAR: Showers, storms sweeping across Northeast Florida

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Arizona won't wait for feds, starts filling border wall gaps

Arizona officials say they will use shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the border wall near the southern Arizona farming community of Yuma.

DHS watchdog says department's lawyers are slowing down Secret Service Jan. 6 text probe

Sen. Rob Portman wrote to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to press him about delays in providing records to Congress.

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Biden signs executive order to protect travel for abortion

President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order aimed in part at making it easier for women seeking abortions to travel between states to obtain access to the procedure.

Supreme Court certifies ruling ending Trump border policy

The Supreme Court has certified its month-old ruling allowing the Biden administration to end a cornerstone Trump-era border policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.

Secret Service director delays retirement amid 1/6 scrutiny

Secret Service Director James Murray is delaying his retirement as the agency deals with an inspector general’s investigation and congressional inquiries related to missing text messages around the time of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

US to fill border wall gaps at open area near Yuma, Arizona

The Biden administration on Thursday authorized completion of the Trump-funded U.S.-Mexico border wall in an open area of southern Arizona near Yuma, where four wide gaps make it among the busiest corridors for illegal crossings.

US to fill border wall gaps at open area near Yuma, Arizona

The Biden administration on Thursday authorized completion of the Trump-funded U.S.-Mexico border wall in an open area of southern Arizona near Yuma that has become one of the busiest corridors for illegal crossings. Biden had pledged during his campaign to cease all future wall construction, but the administration later agreed to some barriers, citing safety. The Department of Homeland Security said Thursday the work to close four wide gaps in the wall near Yuma will better protect migrants who can slip down a slope or drown walking through a low section of the Colorado River.

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City and county attorneys urge Biden administration not to help enforce state abortion bans

The coalition of attorneys is asking the administration for clear guidance not to cooperate with states and localities criminalizing abortion.

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Supreme Court prevents Biden administration from reinstating limits on ICE arrests

The high court rejected a request by the administration to pause a ruling by a federal judge in Texas that forced the administration to stop enforcing the arrest guidelines.

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US extends legal protection for Venezuelans for 18 months

Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who fled their country’s humanitarian crisis and are in the United States under temporary legal protection will be allowed to remain for another 18 months.

Transcript: Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on "Face the Nation," July 3, 2022

The following is a transcript of an interview with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that aired Sunday, July 3, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

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Texas Gov. Abbott lashes out after 46 migrants found dead in tractor-trailer: 'These deaths are on Biden'

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and others have blamed President Joe Biden and his immigration policies after at least 46 migrants were found dead inside an 18-wheeler in San Antonio.

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Homeland Security tightens scrutiny of internal misconduct

Employees accused of misconduct at the Department of Homeland Security could face more stringent penalties under an overhaul that follows complaints about the handling of internal discipline in the third largest U.S. government agency.

A federal judge in Texas blocks a major DHS policy limiting immigration enforcement

Federal Judge Drew Tipton blocked a Biden administration policy that limits who immigration authorities can arrest and deport. Critics say that's preventing ICE agents from enforcing the law.

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Biden, leaders reach migration pact despite attendance flap

President Joe Biden and other Western Hemisphere leaders have announced what is being billed as a roadmap for countries to host large numbers of migrants and refugees.

US sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms

The Department of Homeland Security says a looming Supreme Court decision on abortion, an increase of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and the midterm elections are potential triggers for extremist violence over the next six months.

Biden says 1st female armed services chief is 'about time'

President Joe Biden is hailing Adm. Linda Fagan as new Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and the armed forces’ first female service chief.

A human-trafficking case exposed farmworker abuses. The government is promising change

In response to a letter from Sen. Jon Ossoff, Homeland Security said it plans to begin the process to create new rules to increase protections for farmworkers.

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Disinformation board's ex-leader faced wave of online abuse

The former head of a widely criticized disinformation board faced a torrent of sexist profanities on social media and menacing emails filled with rape or death threats.

DHS pauses a board created to combat disinformation amid a campaign to discredit it

The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday it would pause the work of a board created to combat disinformation. The board — and its leader — faced an online campaign to discredit its work.

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Mayorkas pauses recently created Disinformation Governance Board, and executive director resigns

The executive director of the board, Nina Jankowicz, is resigning, and the board will undergo a review.

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New 'disinformation' board paused amid free speech questions

The Department of Homeland Security has paused a new and controversial board’s work on disinformation and has accepted the resignation of its leader.

Mayorkas decries GOP attacks over baby formula at border facilities as "repugnant"

There's no indication the national baby formula shortage is connected to the distribution of formula to migrant babies in U.S. border custody.

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Mayorkas tours border to prepare for asylum limits to end

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says authorities are prepared for an expected increase in migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border amid plans to lift a public health order that has been used to turn away migrants nearly 2 million times without a chance to seek asylum.

Biden’s new disinformation board comes under scrutiny

The group is designed to combat false info that threatens American security, but critics from both sides of the aisle have serious doubts about the administration's anti-disinformation strategy.

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What is DHS' Disinformation Governance Board and why is everyone so mad about it?

"It's an awful idea, and you ought to disband it," said Sen. Mitt Romney. Here's what it does.

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Mayorkas’s claim that undocumented immigrants are ‘promptly removed’

The Homeland Security secretary said action is quickly taken if undocumented immigrants lose their cases but government statistics tell a different story.

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DHS disinformation board's work, plans remain a mystery

A newly formed Disinformation Governance Board remains shrouded in secrecy a week after the Biden administration’s announcement of the new effort was met with widespread criticism.

'Not the opinion police': Disinformation board is latest headache for White House

Questions about whether a new Department of Homeland Security panel to combat disinformation will curb Americans’ free speech, and whether the woman named to run the board is too partisan, have emerged as the latest headache for the Biden administration.

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What is the Biden administration's new ‘Disinformation Governance Board’?

The announcement of the Homeland Security Department's effort has sparked backlash on the right — though we don't know much about what it would do.

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Disinformation Governance Board to tackle spread of misinformation in U.S., focusing on Russia and U.S.-Mexico border

The immediate focus will be on misinformation from human smugglers, who spread falsehoods about border policy to migrants to help drum up business.

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Musk breaks silence on Biden disinformation board formation after Twitter buyout: 'Discomforting'

Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared to react negatively on Twitter in response to the Biden administration’s establishment of a 'Disinformation Governance Board' to combat online disinformation just days after Musk’s deal to buy Twitter.

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Disinformation board to tackle Russia, migrant smugglers

The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new panel to tackle disinformation.

DHS Secretary Mayorkas faces a partisan divide over Title 42 in Capitol Hill hearings

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies today before the House Judiciary Committee where he's expected to face another heated round of questioning on Title 42.

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DHS Secretary defends border policies under intense grilling from GOP lawmakers

One GOP lawmaker vowed to impeach Mayorkas if Republicans retake the House in November.

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DHS Secretary defends border policies under intense grilling from GOP lawmakers

One GOP lawmaker vowed to impeach Mayorkas if Republicans retake the House in November.

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Federal judge halts preparations for end of US asylum limit

A judge has ordered a two-week halt on phasing out pandemic-related restrictions on seeking asylum as the Biden administration prepares for the restrictions to be fully lifted on May 23.

DHS Secretary Mayorkas Faces Grilling About Title 42

Migrants have been expelled more than 1.8 million times under Title 42.

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Biden officials release updated post-Title 42 plan amid bipartisan criticism

The plan includes an expansion of expedited removal, a fast-track deportation process that allows U.S. officials to deport certain migrants without court hearings.

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US preps for even busier border amid lifting of health order

The Biden administration has released a plan to deal with an increase in already historic numbers of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Supreme Court Hears Fight Over Asylum-Seekers Waiting In Mexico

The justices are hearing arguments over the "Remain in Mexico" policy, which President Biden originally suspended on his first day in office.

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High court could free Biden to end Trump asylum policy

The Supreme Court is questioning lower-court orders that have blocked the Biden administration from ending a controversial Trump-era immigration program for asylum-seekers.

Supreme Court weighs policy for migrants to wait in Mexico

A Trump-era policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court will be argued Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court.

What to know about Title 42, the Trump-era policy now central to the border debate

A decades-old public health order is back in the spotlight as it's set to expire next month — a move that is long-overdue for immigration advocates. Here are some Title 42 basics, and some history.

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Transcript: CBS News interviews Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas acknowledged that the planned end of Title 42 border expulsions in May could pose "significant challenges" for the U.S. government.

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US, Cuba hold highest-level talks in four years

The United States and Cuba have held their highest-level diplomatic talks in four years after a severe disruption in ties during the Trump administration.

US to welcome Ukraine refugees but no longer through Mexico

The Biden administration is making it easier for refugees fleeing Russia’s war on Ukraine to come to the United States from Europe while trying to shut down an informal route through northern Mexico that's emerged in recent weeks.

Biden administration expands Temporary Protected Status eligibility for Ukrainians in U.S.

The move could benefit thousands of Ukrainians who have been processed by U.S. officials along the Mexican border in recent weeks.

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The U.S. designates Temporary Protected Status to Cameroon for 18 months

The designation comes amid extreme violence between Cameroon's forces and separatists as well as a significant rise in attacks from Boko Haram, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

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Border asylum limits ending, but not Biden's migrant woes

The ban on asylum-seekers at the U.

CDC orders Title 42 to wind down, saying expulsions of migrants are no longer needed

The CDC director cited improving pandemic conditions, including increased vaccination rates in the U.S. and migrants' home countries.

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Vulnerable Democrats warn Biden about reopening asylum

The Biden administration’s decision to end sweeping asylum limits at the border this May satisfied demands by prominent Democrats.

African refugees see racial bias as US welcomes Ukrainians

African refugees say the recent decision to grant refugee status and other humanitarian protections to Ukrainians fleeing war underscores the racial bias inherent in American immigration policy.

Photography profits gone in a flash

The chief White House photographer, who snapped photos of Donald Trump during his presidency, intended to publish a book of her pictures until Trump got involved. A new report claims he used her photos and published a book of his own instead.

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Border Town Pushes To Close Wall Gaps, Though Some Say It's Dangerous

Yuma, Arizona has seen a particularly high influx of migrants and illegal crossings at the border. Now the city is looking at options to control it.

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Border Town Pushes To Close Wall Gaps, Though Some Say It's Dangerous

Yuma, Arizona has seen a particularly high influx of migrants and illegal crossings at the border. Now the city is looking at options to control it.

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Migrants hopeful, suspicious at US reopening to asylum

Migrants have been expelled more than 1.7 million times from the U.S. under public health powers invoked in March 2020 to prevent spread of Covid-19.

US airport security screening to become more gender-neutral

The Biden administration says U.S. airport security procedures will become more gender-neutral.

New rules aim to decide US asylum cases in months, not years

The Biden administration has unveiled new procedures to handle asylum claims at the U.S. southern border, hoping to decide cases in months instead of years.

Ukrainians can be considered for asylum at U.S. border, despite restrictions for other migrants

The Biden administration instructed border officials to consider exempting Ukrainians from Title 42, a pandemic restriction that prevents other migrants from seeking asylum.

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Afghan refugees in US to receive temporary protected status

Afghan refugees in the U.S. will be allowed to stay for at least 18 months under temporary protected status, a move that'll help some of the thousands who arrived following the American withdrawal from their country.

Biden administration to shield Afghans in the U.S from deportation

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will allow eligible Afghans to live and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation.

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US seeks regional approach to migration and asylum seekers

The U.S. is faced with the likelihood of eventually reopening its southern border to asylum seekers, and the government is urging allies in Latin America to shore up their immigration controls and expand their own asylum programs

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Internal investigation of domestic violent extremism reveals four sympathizers inside DHS

Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told CBS News in an exclusive interview, he finds "significant gaps" in DHS policy to be "troubling."

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White House backs bill requiring mandatory cyber reporting to CISA amid Ukraine crisis

The White House supports the Senate bill that requires critical infrastructure to report major cyber incidents, despite push back from the FBI and Department of Justice.

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U.S. offers temporary legal status to Ukrainians, citing Russian attack

Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, will allow eligible Ukrainians already living in the U.S. to apply for deportation protections and work permits.

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Court to weigh in on asylum-seekers made to wait in Mexico

The Supreme Court is giving the Biden administration a quick hearing on its effort to scrap a Trump-era border policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.

Border agency chief faces challenges from within and outside

Chris Magnus has many challenges to overcome in his new role as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Air patrols and high-tech policing: How officials plan to keep Super Bowl LVI safe

Law enforcement will be on patrol from the air, land and ocean to keep one of the biggest events of the year safe.

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Working conditions for Border Patrol getting more attention

A strained Border Patrol is getting increased attention from the Biden administration.

Biden team promises new approach to extremism, but critics see old patterns

The Biden administration's new Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships aims to stop radicalization before it starts. But critics say it's a repackaging of failed strategies and inadequate.

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EXPLAINER: Why are Florida waters so dangerous for migrants?

The turbulent ocean waters around Florida can be treacherous even on a calm, sunny day.

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DHS says U.S. on "heightened alert" for Russian cyberattack

"Russia's threshold for conducting disruptive or destructive cyber attacks in the Homeland probably remains very high," a new Homeland Security bulletin warns.

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DHS says U.S. on "heightened alert" for Russian cyberattack

"Russia's threshold for conducting disruptive or destructive cyber attacks in the Homeland probably remains very high," a new Homeland Security bulletin warns.

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Delay in creating new cybersecurity board prompts concern

A key part of President Joe Biden’s plans to fight major ransomware attacks and digital espionage campaigns has been languishing for more than eight months.

DHS says U.S. on "heightened alert" for Russian cyberattack

"Russia's threshold for conducting disruptive or destructive cyber attacks in the Homeland probably remains very high," a new Homeland Security bulletin warns.

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Tracking Biden's 1st-year progress delivering on promises

During President Joe Biden's first year in office, he took action on a number of his key promises, from rebuilding U.S. alliances globally to distributing vaccines across America and the world.

White House: Texas hostage-taker had raised no red flags

A White House spokeswoman says an armed British man who took four people hostage during a 10-hour standoff at a Texas synagogue that ended in his death entered the United States without raising any red flags during multiple checks against law enforcement databases.

Taiwan pays $900,000 for ally Guatemala to lobby Washington

Guatemala has hired for $900,000 a major supporter of former President Donald Trump to seek influence with U.S. officials in an unusual lobbying contract paid for by its ally Taiwan.

DHS warns online threats targeting lawmakers on the rise

The FBI's Washington Field Office confirmed that it "does not have any information indicating specific or credible threats."

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Investigation of journalists by Customs unit is under review

An internal review has been launched into the actions of a special Customs and Border Protection unit that used sensitive government databases intended to track terrorists to investigate as many as 20 U.S.-based journalists, including an Associated Press reporter.

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Pentagon chief Austin says he has tested positive for COVID

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms while quarantining at home.

Biden administration asks Supreme Court to intervene in Remain-in-Mexico legal battle

The Biden administration restarted the Trump-era border policy on a limited scale earlier this month to comply with court orders.

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US has reunited 100 children taken from parents under Trump

A Biden administration effort to reunite children and parents who were separated under President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance border policy has made increasing progress as it nears the end of its first year.

Agents with Homeland Security team to wear body cameras

Agents with an investigative unit of the Department of Homeland Security will wear body cameras for the first time as part of a six-month pilot program that will focus on the costs and benefits of using the technology in federal law enforcement.

U.S. to use border wall funds to close gaps and clean up Trump-era construction sites

The Biden administration will also use the money to complete roads used by Border Patrol and install drainage designed to prevent flooding.

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Joint U.S.-EU statement following the U.S.-EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland hosted the U.S.-EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial at the Department of Justice on Dec. 16, 2021. Joined by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, the Attorney General welcomed Commissioner for Justice and Consumer Affairs Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson, and Slovenian Ministers for Justice Marjan Dikaučič and for Home Affairs Aleš Hojs representing the Presidency of the EU Council. Other senior EU officials who participated in person or remotely, included the Director of Europol, President of Eurojust and EU Counterterrorism Coordinator. A joint statement was issued following the meeting, which can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1457246/downloadAttorney General Garland and Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas are joined by EU Commissioners, Presidency of the EU Council and others at U.S.-EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial.

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Nightmare before Christmas: What to know about the Log4j breach

Log4j is a programming code written in Java and created by volunteers within the Apache Software Foundation to run across a handful of platforms: Apple's macOS, Windows and Linux.

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Citizenship agency charts new course with fiscal challenges

The head of the U.S. agency that grants citizenship and visas says it’s in a strong financial position as her first year at the helm draws to a close.

Biden pledges ‘whatever it takes’ to assist tornado victims

President Joe Biden is pledging to do “whatever it takes, as long as it takes” to help Kentucky and other states recover and rebuild after a series of deadly tornadoes that he says left a trail of unimaginable devastation.

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AP seeks answers from US gov't on tracking of journalists

The Associated Press is seeking answers from the Department of Homeland Security on its use of sensitive government databases for tracking international terrorists to investigate as many as 20 American journalists, including an acclaimed AP reporter.

Glimmer of relief amid deadly tornadoes' devastation

Ninety feared dead in a Kentucky candle factory actually survived, the company says. But the confirmed death toll of 25 in several Midwestern and Southern states seems certain to rise.

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EXPLAINER: What is the revived US policy on Mexico border?

The Biden administration is set to reinstate a Trump-era policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court this week with changes and additions.

White House reaches deal to reinstate Trump-era ‘Remain-in-Mexico’ asylum policy after court order

The Biden administration was compelled to revive the program that forces asylum seekers to stay Mexico until their U.S. immigration court date via court order.

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Sen. Rubio demands information on migrant flights into Jacksonville

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, is demanding answers from the U.S. attorney general and the Department of Homeland Security about flights carrying migrants into and through Jacksonville.

No settlement for separated migrant families amid criticism

Migrants whose children were taken from them under former President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance border policy have not reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. government.

New 'rocket docket' for migrant families raises old concerns

Nearly six months ago, U.S. immigration courts established a fast-track docket for families who recently crossed the border.

White House renews bid to end 'Remain in Mexico' policy

The Biden administration has launched a second bid to end a Trump-era policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court.

US limits immigration arrests at schools, 'protected' areas

U.S. immigration authorities will limit arrests at schools, hospitals and other so-called protected areas under new guidelines issued by the Department of Homeland Security.

2 border agents are fired for offensive Facebook posts

Congressional investigators say two Border Patrol agents were fired from among 60 found to have committed misconduct for participating in a private Facebook group that mocked migrants and lawmakers.

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