Headed for the border Cuban migrants move north ASSOCIATED PRESS MEXICO CITY — Nearly 200 Cuban migrants who recently arrived in southern Mexico after being stranded several months in Costa Rica began making plans on Thursday to travel to the border with the United States. Earlier this month, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar said he traveled to the Costa Rican border to see… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) offered his thoughts on President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address delivered Tuesday evening. The address touched on a number of topics but centered on four main questions: • How do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? • How do we make technology work for us, and not against us –… Read more »

Rep. Henry Cuellar Helps Secure Funding for More Immigration Judges By Michael Marks on Wed, Jan 13, 2016    Rep. Henry Cuellar, the San Antonio Democrat who sits on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced yesterday that he had helped secure funding for 55 new immigration judges and support staff to help adjudicate the backlog of… Read more »

A needed shift for Central America  January 13, 2016   The $750 million recently appropriated to the Central American countries that make up the Northern Triangle signals a welcome change in how this country deals with a flood of migrants from the region. The U.S. strategy has been to detain and deport families and minors, though pressure did succeed in forcing the release… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), long a champion of homeownership, announced today that he successfully included language making residents of colonias eligible to participate in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Self-help Homeownership Program (SHOP). The program will help those who live in communities that lack some of the most basic living necessities,… Read more »

Published: January 12, 2016 8:00 am By Christine Ayala and Elizabeth Koh Update 4:10 p.m.: this post has been updated with guest comments throughout WASHINGTON– A few notable Texans will be scattered among the political elite at President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union Address Tuesday. The White House is painting the speech as non-traditional and… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced today that he had secured funding in the recently passed federal funding bill for 55 new immigration judges and support staff to reduce immigration backlogs. The new judges would be in addition to the over 260 immigration judges already in the 58-court system. This system includes 35 judges in nine courts in Texas. The congressman originally… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar will host an elementary school student from Laredo to see President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address. The student, Anthony Garcia, 11, who attends Cuellar Elementary School, was chosen out of 105 fifth-grade students at the school who participated in an essay-writing competition about positive habits that have made them a better leader, and… Read more »

Local elementary student attending State of the Union Address By: Victoria Young LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - On Tuesday, president Barack Obama will give his last State of the Union Address, an event that some call historic. One Laredo student will be joining Congressmen Henry Cuellar at Tuesday's State of the Union Address. Libraries are typically quiet places, but on this day… Read more »

Immigration Courts Backlogged Across the State Posted: Jan 11, 2016 6:59 PM CSTUpdated: Jan 11, 2016 6:59 PM CST    SAN JUAN – Immigrations courts are backlogged across the state of Texas. The need for more immigration judges in the Rio Grande Valley is crucial. There are 55 new immigration judges ready to be put to work. At the La Union Del Pueblo Entero, there… Read more »