The Trump-Biden contest in 35 days is a juncture for US immigration policy, pitting drastically different visions on green card policy, asylum, refugees, ICE detention and deportations and border restrictions against each other. 1/
Former and current senior DHS officials said a Biden admin. could face an arduous and long road in reversing Pres. Trump's immigration changes.
"It's not like someone shows up on day one and can stop doing regulation A, B or C," DHS No. 2 Ken Cuccinelli told @CBSNews. 2/
If victorious, Biden will be under pressure to not just to undo Trump’s changes, but to also move away from some Obama-era policies, particularly on deportation and detention.
"I always say that Trump is abusing the ICE deportation machine that Obama built” one activist said. 3/
If he secures reelection, Pres. Trump could see through major immigration policy changes stalled by federal courts, such as the end of DACA.
Lora Ries, a former DHS official, said a second-term Trump presidency should also move to end birthright citizenship. 4/
The courts will be key, officials said. In an interview, Cuccinelli accused "left-wing" judges of waging "war" against Trump's immigration agenda.
But Trump has installed 200 + judges—and could appoint a 3rd Supreme Court justice. That's an enduring legacy—even if Biden wins. 5/
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EXCLUSIVE — CBS News has obtained internal Trump administration plans to revive Title 42 and expel migrants on public health grounds.
The first Trump administration cited COVID. Now it’s made plans to label migrants vectors of diseases like tuberculosis. cbsnews.com/news/trump-tit…
The internal documents obtained by CBS News show the Trump administration has prepared plans to invoke Title 42 to empower officials to swiftly expel migrants without any of the processing outlined in federal immigration law, which says those on U.S. soil can request asylum.
The documents indicate the CDC is planning to issue an order that would label unauthorized migrants trying to enter the U.S. as public health risks, citing concerns that they could spread diseases like tuberculosis.
Border officials would be tasked with enforcing the order.
EXCLUSIVE — U.S. border agents have been directed to summarily deport migrants crossing into the country illegally, without allowing them to request asylum, in accordance with President Trump's orders, according to internal documents and officials. cbsnews.com/news/trump-dep…
Just hours after being sworn in, Mr. Trump invoked sweeping presidential authorities to bar the entry of migrants deemed to be participating in an "invasion" of the U.S., as well as those who may pose a public health or national security risk.
He cited a law known as 212(f) that allows presidents to suspend the entry of foreigners whose entry is deemed to be "detrimental" to the U.S.
Internal documents indicate that, as of Tuesday, the president's "full" 212(f) authority was being implemented across the Texas border.
BREAKING — President Trump moves to dismantle the longstanding interpretation of the 14th Amendment, orders federal agencies to deny birthright citizenship to children of parents who are unauthorized immigrants OR temporary visa holders.
NEWS — The Biden administration will not be extending the legal status of tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants who were allowed to fly to the U.S. under a sponsorship program, according to officials and internal documents. cbsnews.com/news/venezuela…
These Venezuelans have arrived under a Biden administration program, known as CHNV, that allows migrants from four countries to fly to the U.S. legally, if Americans sponsor them. It was designed to reduce illegal border crossings by offering them a legal way to come here.
They have been allowed to live, work in the U.S. for 2 years via immigration parole.
Some expected their parole to be extended, like was the case for Afghans and Ukrainians, but the administration had decided against it.
Venezuelans will start losing their parole this month.
NEWS — Unlawful crossings by migrants along the U.S. southern border dropped for the fifth consecutive month in July, plunging to the lowest level since the fall of 2020. cbsnews.com/news/unlawful-…
U.S. Border Patrol agents made roughly 56,000 migrant apprehensions between official points of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border in July, the lowest number since September 2020, when the agency reported nearly 55,000 apprehensions.
For context: In December, during a record-breaking spike in migration at the U.S.-Mexico border that overwhelmed agents in parts of Texas and Arizona, Border Patrol reported 250,000 apprehensions, or over four times July's tally.
NEWS — In an exclusive interview, Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign chief signaled that Harris, if elected in November, would continue President Biden's asylum crackdown, which U.S. officials have credited for a steep drop in border crossings. cbsnews.com/news/kamala-ha…
I asked Harris campaign manager Julie Chávez Rodríguez if Harris would keep Biden’s ban on most asylum claims.
“At this point … the policies that are … having a real impact on ensuring that we have security and order at our border are policies that will continue,” she replied.
Chávez Rodríguez's comments are the first indication that U.S. border policy may not change significantly if Harris succeeds Mr. Biden as president, despite pressure from progressive activists angry with the Biden administration's pivot on asylum.