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LA VERDAD DE TAMAULIPAS: Modernizan EUA y México puente II Juárez Lincoln

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Nuevo Laredo, Tam.- La modernización del puente internacional II Juárez-Lincoln es prioridad para el gobierno de Nuevo Laredo, por lo que al igual que la vecina ciudad de Laredo, estaría pugnando para lograr un acuerdo con autoridades federales y así por medio de inversión cien por ciento municipal realizar esta magna obra, Tras el…

Rep. Cuellar Honors Heroic Border Patrol Agents Who Risked Their Lives to Save Civilians

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) Today honored the efforts of nine U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector who made split-second decisions that helped save the lives of those in need. Congressman Cuellar met with U.S. Border Patrol Agents at the McAllen Patrol Station on June 22, where he provided them with Congressional Certificates of Recognition and discussed the…

WOAI:More Immigration Judges Coming to Karnes City, Dilley

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Congress has approved funding for 55 new Immigration Judges nationwide, and U.S. Rep Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) says many of the judges will be stationed here, to relieve the backlog of immigration cases following last summer's surge, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.   "San Antonio, Dilley, and a couple other places will be getting more immigration judges," Cuellar said.   There is…

TEXAS TRIBUNE: More Judges Sought for Growing Immigration Backlog

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In less than two years, the number of Texas-based immigration cases stuck in federal courts has swelled by about 60 percent. Through April of this year, about 77,000 immigration cases in Texas were still meandering through the system. That’s one spot below California’s 89,300, and an increase of 58 percent since October 2013, according to data compiled by the Transactional…

BROWNSVILLE HERALD: Immigration cases inspire funding request

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In less than two years, the number of Texas-based immigration cases stuck in federal courts has swelled by about 60 percent.    Through April of this year, about 77,000 immigration cases in Texas were still meandering through the system. That’s one spot below California’s 89,300, and an increase of 58 percent since October 2013, according to data compiled by the Transactional…

NOTICIEROS: Helicópteros blindados de EU listos para reforzar vigilancia en frontera

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Dos helicópteros UH-60 Blackhawk del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de los Estados Unidos llegaron a Laredo, Texas, para reforzar la vigilancia en la frontera con México.   Las aeronaves reemplazan al helicóptero EC-120 que el pasado 5 de junio fue atacado a balazos desde el lado mexicano por hombres armados, en la frontera de Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.   Tanto la…

EL MANANA: Vigilarán Blackhawks en la zona fronteriza

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POR: LUIS SUÑER 14 / JUNIO / 2015 El congresista federal por el distrito 28, Henry Cuéllar, envió un comunicado donde le da seguimiento a la llegada de los dos helicópteros Sikorsky UH 60 conocidos como Blackhawk (halcón negro) que serán parte del Departamento de Protección de Aduanas y Fronteras de los Estados Unidos (por sus siglas en inglés CBP) en sus operaciones de…