Author: Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit a CBP processing facility and will meet with local advocates during her trip to El Paso, Texas, on Friday.

The Rio Grande Valley has been the backdrop of the migration surge. And for local officials, taking care of migrant families has been a priority.

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the closings mark an important first step in “lasting improvements to our civil immigration detention system.”

Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar has become an outspoken, critical voice on immigration as Biden grapples with migrants coming to the border.

62 minutes boiled down, including what you need to know on the border and the filibuster.

It’s been more than three decades since Congress last enacted broad immigration changes.

Thousands of migrant children are at the U.S.-Mexico border but are being detained. Democrats and Republicans blame each other.

The Biden administration is allowing undocumented children to cross into the United States, but struggles to find facilities with resources for them.

President Joe Biden will visit Houston where he will meet with local leaders to discuss the storm, relief efforts and recovery.

The United States passed a grim milestone Monday, with over 500,000 COVID-19 deaths reported, according to the Johns Hopkins University dashboard.