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KGNS VIDEO: Department of Homeland Security releases search & rescue report

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The Department of Homeland Security has released the report on its search and rescue efforts. The report includes the causes of death of migrants attempting to cross the border. The office of Congressman Henry Cuellar says they have been pushing the department to prepare the report. Cuellar says the report allows them to both acknowledge their heroic efforts and identify where…

EL MANANA: Emite DHS cifras de decesos de ilegales

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Es la exposición al calor la primera causa de muerte para los inmigrantes indocumentados en el sector del Valle del Río Grande, según el reporte de las autoridades de los Estados Unidos. Un informe del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, DHS, detalla que en el 2016 se registraron 42 decesos de inmigrantes indocumentados a causa del calor y sus efectos. Se dijo que en segundo lugar se…

Cuellar Legislation Directs DHS Search & Rescue Report

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After Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) directed them to do so, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a report on its search and rescue efforts, including the causes of death of migrants attempting to cross the southwest border. Last month, the House of Representatives passed the FY17 Omnibus Appropriations Act, including requirements from Congressman Cuellar that DHS…

HOMELAND SECURITY TODAY: House Passes Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017

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The Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 (HR 2213), introduced by Border and Maritime Security Subcommittee Chairwoman Martha McSally (R-AZ), which would give the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner limited discretion to waive required pre-employment polygraphs for candidates already thoroughly vetted was passed passed by the House.   Specifically, the…

KGNS VIDEO: Congressman Cuellar Comments on Comey Testimony

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The former FBI Director, James Comey spent the morning on Capitol Hill testifying before the Senate Intelligence committee about his conversations with President Trump and the Russia Probe. After listening to Comey testify, Congressman Cuellar says that it was a historic moment for the U.S. as far as how an outside counsel will finish conducting an investigation involving Trump’s…

MUNDO HISPANICO: Cámara aprueba liberar del polígrafo algunos candidatos a la Patrulla Fronteriza

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La Cámara de Representantes aprobó el miércoles un proyecto de ley que exime de una prueba de polígrafo a quienes soliciten trabajo en la Patrulla Fronteriza (CBP), siempre y cuando vengan de alguna agencia de ley y orden o de las fuerzas armadas, informó The Hill. El proyecto de ley pasó de manera holgada la cámara baja, con una votación 282 a 137, con votos a favor de republicanos y…

VIDEO: Rep. Cuellar Co-Sponsors Bipartisan ‘Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017’

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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of the Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017, a bipartisan bill he is co-sponsoring to solve the severe staffing shortage faced by Customs and Border Protection. “Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is facing a staffing deficit of more than 3,000 positions,” said…

Rep. Cuellar, Mayor Taylor Announce $1m Federal Investment in San Antonio Homeland Security Preparedness

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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor announced that the City of San Antonio will receive a $1 million federal investment for fiscal year 2017 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to expand and improve homeland security preparedness in that city. The funds are part of the Urban Area Security…

CITY OF SAN ANTONIO: Mayor Taylor and Rep. Cuellar announce $1 million federal investment to expand homeland security preparedness in San Antonio

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Mayor Taylor and Rep. Cuellar announce $1 million federal investment to expand homeland security preparedness in San Antonio Contact: Leslie Garza, Director of Communications Office: (210) 207-8448, Cell: (210) 269-2297, leslie.garza@sanantonio.gov SAN ANTONIO – (June 6, 2017) – Working with our federal delegation, Mayor Ivy R. Taylor and City Council have helped secure…