Today Congressman Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced the inclusion of $265 million in the federal government funding package to assist states and localities that incur costs for incarcerating undocumented criminals and assist with border security.
“The omnibus appropriations act which provides government funding through September 2016 includes $210 million for the State Criminal Alien… Read more »
Congreso de EU da 8.5 mdd a México para rubro militar y entrenamiento castrense
El Congreso de Estados Unidos aprobó hoy la iniciativa general de gastos, que incluyó 900 millones de dólares en apoyo a México y Centroamérica, a fin de respaldar la lucha antidrogas y las causas de la migración, respectivamente.
Con una votación de 316 votos a favor y 113 en contra, el proyecto fue primero… Read more »
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that the Fiscal Year 2016 government funding bill includes more than $897 million worth of support for Mexico and Central America, provisions that he and Kay Granger (R-TX-12), chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, have fought for.
The omnibus includes… Read more »
Anuncia Washington un fondo de asistencia de 897 mdd para Mèxico y Centroamerica
JAVIER AMIEVA
Los fondos de soporte al desarrollo esperan detener el flujo de ilegales que provienen del sur de México.
Otros apoyos a Educación y fondos para microempresas y comercio internacional.
WASHINGTON , 16.12.2015: Del ensamble presupuestario en Estados Unidos, para Desarrollo Asistencial hacia… Read more »
Nearly $1 Billion in Funding for Central America, Mexico Included in Omnibus
Included in the more than 2,000 page, $1.1 trillion year-end spending bill released this week is nearly $1 billion in funding for Mexico and Central America, according to Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
CAROLINE MAY
In the wake of an ongoing surge of unaccompanied minors and family units illegally entering the… Read more »
In a rare bipartisan compromise on illegal immigration, the next federal budget will provide nearly $1 billion in funding for Mexico and Central America to help stop the flow of undocumented migrants to the United States, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar announced Wednesday.
Cuellar, a Laredo Democrat, said he worked closely with Republican U.S. Rep. Kay Granger of Fort Worth in securing the… Read more »
National Guard Cyber Unit coming to S.A. (San Antonio Express-News)
San Antonio has been chosen for one of the National Guard’s 13 new cyber units.
The decision was celebrated by U.S. Reps. Will Hurd, Joaquín Castro, Henry Cuellar and Lamar Smith, all of whom requested “Cyber City, USA” be considered for the new units.
“The cyber threats our nation faces are real and it makes me… Read more »
Express-News Editorial Board
Published 6:28 pm, Thursday, December 10, 2015
Photo: JERRY LARA /San Antonio Express-News
Michael Fuentes, 24, adjusts his cap while outside the Cubanos en Libertad house in West Laredo last week. The house provides rest and food for Cuban refugees who enter the U.S. at the Laredo Port of Entry. But the so-called ‘wet-foot, dry-foot’ policy, which… Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) issued the following statement in response to the announcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that they will begin the process of expanding their temporary capacity to house unaccompanied children.
“As I have warned repeatedly, we must not take our eye off the ball on the issues of curbing the flow of undocumented… Read more »
BY CBS 4 NEWS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH 2015
Most of the unaccompanied children come from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, which have been plagued by gang-related violence. (CBS 4 News)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained nearly 3,500 children who crossed the border last month, more than double the number detained during November 2014.
Concerned about the number… Read more »
