The Divided Administration's Plan: A Battlefield of Legal Challenges

In the midst of a rising tide of migration, the divided administration's plan to tackle the issue is facing a storm of legal challenges. Slick migrant advocates have sued over immigration policies that took effect after Title 42 ended last night. The ACLU and other groups have asked a federal court to block the restrictions on asylum-seekers. The administration's plan, however, is not without its challenges.

The Transition from Title 42: A Tough Transition

The transition from the Public Health Authority of Title 42 to traditional immigration authorities is proving to be a tough one. Officials say that around 60,000 migrants were waiting at the southern border as a pandemic era policy ended. CBS Justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins us now. There is a lot of rhetoric surrounding this issue, but you were there, you have actually seen what is taking place. What is the situation at the border right now?

The Reality at the Border: A Humanitarian Crisis Unfolding

As the clock approached midnight last night, we toured a popular border crossing here in Brownsville, Texas. U.S. Border Patrol officials tell us there are approximately 22,000 migrants in that region just waiting to cross into the United States. In the darkness, we could see barbed wire. We could see migrants' clothing hanging and the dim light from migrant cell phones as they made the final leg of the journey into the United States.

The Humanitarian Crisis at the Border: A Call for Action

The situation at the border is dire. GOP lawmakers that I spoke with at the border last night say that the Biden administration is inviting a humanitarian crisis to our doorstep. The concern here in Brownsville, Texas is certainly Umana Terry and behind me, Vincey Fort Monument where the processing happens here. Property is sorted. Migrants are fingerprinted. They are then brought to central processing facilities. After screening for asylum concerns, they are brought to the bus station where they are dropped off with food, a little bit of legal guidance, and not much else.

The Major Challenges: A Humanitarian Crisis Unfolding

The major challenges making sure that we do have space where we can bring them in, help them, and take care of them so they can contact the families and their families can make arrangements for them to travel to be with them. The concern that migrants could end up on the streets should such capacity run over, we have already started to see some laying out blankets near the Brownsville bus station.

The Great Migration: A Tale of Legal Challenges and Humanitarian Crisis

In the face of a rising tide of migration, the divided administration's plan to tackle the issue is facing a storm of legal challenges. Slick migrant advocates have sued over immigration policies that took effect after Title 42 ended last night. The ACLU and other groups have asked a federal court to block the restrictions on asylum-seekers. The administration's plan, however, is not without its challenges.

The Transition from Title 42: A Tough Transition

The transition from the Public Health Authority of Title 42 to traditional immigration authorities is proving to be a tough one. Officials say that around 60,000 migrants were waiting at the southern border as a pandemic era policy ended. CBS Justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins us now. There is a lot of rhetoric surrounding this issue, but you were there, you have actually seen what is taking place. What is the situation at the border right now?

The Reality at the Border: A Humanitarian Crisis Unfolding

As the clock approached midnight last night, we toured a popular border crossing here in Brownsville, Texas. U.S. Border Patrol officials tell us there are approximately 22,000 migrants in that region just waiting to cross into the United States. In the darkness, we could see barbed wire. We could see migrants' clothing hanging and the dim light from migrant cell phones as they made the final leg of the journey into the United States.

The Humanitarian Crisis at the Border: A Call