Action 4 News has diligently and consistently made calls to the U.S. Border Patrol officials asking to be allowed inside the Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol stations. While Action 4 has been allowed inside the Brownsville Border Patrol station for a brief walk through, we have yet to get access inside the McAllen station. The federal agency has been selective with the images they've… Read more »

by Mary Avila Posted: 06.29.2014 at 11:04 AM For Border Patrol agents, the problem doesn’t only lie with the hundreds of thousands of Central Americans crossing into the U.S. illegally, but with the gaps that are being left alone because of the influx. This is serving as a deterrent from the more dangerous criminals, and that’s how the cartels want it. “Just the month… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar visits McAllen Border Patrol facility Published On: Jun 16 2014 10:12:01 AM CDT   U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar visited a U.S. Border Patrol facility in McAllen. The visit by the Democratic congressman was his first since a recent influx of thousands of immigrants, many of them unaccompanied children, made their way to the Rio Grande Valley and… Read more »

  US Immigration News: Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar Visits Shelter Holding Undocumented Children, Says It Wastes Taxpayers' Money By Scharon Harding (staff@latinpost.com) First Posted: Jun 16, 2014 11:34 AM EDT   Share This Tweet This Pictured is a recent image of overcrowding at a South Texas CBP facility provided to the Houston Chronicle by Rep. Henry… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar visits McAllen Border Patrol facility Cuellar visits with illegal immigrants, unaccompanied children Author: Bill Barajas, Reporter, bbarajas@ksat.com David Ibanez, Web Managing Editor Published On: Jun 14 2014 10:23:54 PM CDT   Updated On: Jun 14 2014 09:32:44 PM CDT   MCALLEN, Texas - U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar visited… Read more »

Unaccompanied immigrant children get visit from Rep. Henry Cuellar by Valeria Aponte Posted: 06.14.2014 at 11:46 PM … Read more »

Rep. Cuellar visits McAllen Border Patrol station Posted: Mon 9:40 AM, Jun 16, 2014 By: Matt McGovern Email Cuellar was joined by local officials from the Rio Grande Valley, including State Senator Eddie Lucio, State Reps. Sergio Muñoz and Terry Canales, and Hidalgo County Judge Ramon Garcia.   McALLEN, TEXAS (Office of… Read more »

'Wave of humanity': Border Patrol overwhelmed by flow of illegal immigrants By John Roberts Published June 16, 2014   MISSION, Texas –  At daybreak in this border town, two women from Guatemala – one with a small child strapped to her back – wait patiently on the levee overlooking the Rio Grande.  They have been instructed by the… Read more »

    Texas Congressman Urges U.S. To Help Mexico Secure Its Southern Border Published June 16, 2014   Mexico's border with Guatemala is also teeming with migrants crossing illegally, but the level of violence there is much lower than in the north. MCALLEN, Texas (AP) –  A Texas congressman is calling on the Obama administration to help… Read more »

Amid immigration influx, congressman visits Border Patrol, immigrants in McAllen McALLEN — A local congressman sought to spotlight the influx of Central American immigrants to the Rio Grande Valley and spur the federal government to action by hosting tour of a Border Patrol facility on Saturday. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar — along with a delegation of local officials — met with Border… Read more »