Tras una charla con el congresista Henry Cuéllar, él asevera que el reembolso derivado de los gastos por la ayuda humanitaria para la ciudad de McAllen y otras entidades del Valle del Río Grande se encuentra en el limbo.
Meses atrás, Cuéllar había anunciado que McAllen era elegible para solicitar fondos federales para reembolsar los más de 300 mil dólares que han gastado para ayudar a… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX), working with Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX), announced today the introduction of legislation which will give states more flexibility in how they use federal transportation funds, allowing them to invest more into border infrastructure.
“This is an important bill, one that will undoubtedly… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar responds to a recent decision by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement regarding detaining mothers and children.
Ice won't detain mothers with children unless if they're not a threat to public safety or National Security.
That is, if they provide a verifiable address wherever they're from, and prove reasonable fear.
Cuellar sent us a statement… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28), member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, was successful in adding language into the Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. The language in the bill, which passed Tuesday, would bring more transparency within Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Last year,… Read more »
This week on Capitol Hill, members of the House of Representatives got an update on a program that would work to protect our nations borders.
Congressman Henry Cuellar wants Laredo to be the lead city in testing out custom border protection body cameras. That’s for the men and women protecting our bridges, airports and seaports. The testing has been used in training but its now… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28), member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, was successful in adding language into the Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. The language in the bill, which passed Tuesday, would bring more transparency within Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Last year,… Read more »
The manhunt is on for escaped drug kingpin Joaquin "el Chapo" Guzman, and when he's caught again, there's a growing push to send him to the United States where he'll stand trial.
"Without a doubt, once he's caught, the U.S. is going to push even harder to get him extradited," Congressman Henry Cuellar tells Newsradio 1200 WOAI.
The member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on… Read more »
The question on everyone’s mind now, aside from where he may be hiding, is should the United States get involved?
Many weary that stepping on México’s toes could be dangerous, others urging that ‘El Chapo’ be extradited here once he’s found.
Experts are discussing the importance of whether or not the drug kingpin should be extradited to the United States, if or when he’s… Read more »
El Chapo Guzman is on the loose, and the United States government is responding to his escape from a Mexican prison.
People on both sides of the border breathed a sigh of relief watching El Chapo's arrest last year.
That relief was suddenly taken away.
El Chapo Guzman, the leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel, has been free and on the run since Saturday night.
He escaped a… Read more »
Donald Trump sees himself as a martyr to the truth. All he did was point out that among the foreigners who have come to this country are some who do not scrupulously abide by all our criminal laws — only to be pilloried for his honesty.
“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best,” he said when he announced his presidential campaign. “They’re bringing drugs. They’re… Read more »
