Voluntary departures hit record high as detained immigrants lose hope of getting released or winning in court

As pathways to freedom have narrowed in immigration courts across the United States, a record number of detainees are giving up their cases and voluntarily leaving the country. Last year, 28% of completed immigration removal cases among those in detention ended in voluntary departure, a higher share than in any year prior, a CBS News … Read more

Iowa farmers, feeling the strain, hope for positive outcome from Trump’s China summit

Harlan, Iowa — In Rick Chipman’s fields in Harlan, Iowa, young soy plants are starting to emerge. “We’re off to a good start,” Chipman told CBS News.  He farms 1,800 acres of corn and soy in Shelby County alongside a hog operation that offset last year’s losses following the Trump administration’s trade war that was … Read more

Hope for US-Iran peace deal fading

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Trump raised questions about security at WHCD 01:15 Investigators search California home connected to suspected shooter 02:41 New details on shooting at WH Correspondents’ Dinner 03:44 What people are wishing for as spring begins 01:44 Now Playing Hope for US-Iran … Read more

Lebanese refugees hope to return home as ceasefire with Israel is extended

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Lebanese refugees hope to return home as ceasefire with Israel is extended 03:57 UP NEXT Navy Secretary John Phelan Fired Amid Critical Time in Iran War 01:47 Iran attacks and seizes commercial ships after Trump extends ceasefire 02:22 … Read more

Cuban exiles have renewed hope and fears over claims on property seized long ago

MIAMI — Deeply ingrained in Raul Valdes-Fauli’s family lore is the November 1960 day when an agent of Fidel Castro’s revolution showed up at his family’s Pedroso Bank in Havana, with a machine gun, and demanded they leave. Calling his father and uncle gusanos — or worms, a Spanish-language term coined by Castro to denigrate … Read more

Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden Share Hope for America’s Future

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Prego Releases Device to Record Dinner Table Conversations 00:30 Amazon Accused of Strong-Arming Vendors Into Illegal Price Fixing 00:33 Now Playing Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden Share Hope for America’s Future 06:42 UP NEXT Scott Galloway Talks Men and Rejection, … Read more

Former Presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden reveal why they have hope for America’s future

“The country will survive as much by the process, by the freedom to speak, the freedom to vote, the freedom to be active in politics as by any particular issue,” Clinton said. “And because it’s like it is, compromise is essential.” “We’re the most unique country in the world,” Biden said. “Most unique country in … Read more