A former White House adviser, Stephen Miller, accused the Biden administration of turning the United States into the "world's epicenter" of child trafficking due to the administration's border policies. "These astronomical numbers defy any historical comparison. So overwhelmingly are the prior records exceeded that there is no reference point.

On Friday, Customs and Border Patrol agents received instructions on a new policy: Effective immediately, the Department of Homeland Security would no longer allow deportations of Nicaraguan illegal aliens under Title 42, a clause within the 1944 Public Health Services Law that "allows the government to prevent the introduction of individuals during certain public health emergencies."

The top Senate official tasked with interpreting the chamber's rules blocked Democrats' second bid to legalize undocumented immigrants through a budget bill on Wednesday, dealing another blow to Democratic efforts to create a massive legalization program without Republican support, according to guidance obtained by CBS News.