Immigrant border surge dips; crossings forecast to rise in summer
By MOLLY HENNESSY-FISKE
Despite a decrease in illegal border crossings, summer months are expected to bring an uptick in numbers
The number of Central American children and families illegally crossing the southern border, particularly in Texas' Rio Grande Valley, is likely to be smaller this year than last,… Read more »
Providing feedback encouraged at border crossings
by Ashly Custer
Posted: 03.10.2015 at 8:40 PM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Field Operation Officials from Hidalgo, Rio Grande City and Roma Ports of Entry declared their commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence through a new PRIDE initiative.
“We want to build a culture and character… Read more »
CBP appoints officers to handle border crosser complaints
Posted: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 6:43 pm
EMILY SIDES | STAFF WRITER
HIDALGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has appointed 11 “professionalism service managers” to take complaints — or compliments — from travelers passing through eight South Texas ports of entry, mandated under the latest law that… Read more »
Revelan programa que mejora atención en puentes fronterizos
Se implementa PRIDE; así fue anunciado por oficiales del CBP
Diana Grace Partida | 3/10/2015, 2:03 p.m.
Mission.- Autoridades de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos (CBP) encabezadas por Efraín Solís, Jr, Director del Puerto de Hidalgo; Crescencio Cantú, Director del Puerto de Roma; y John González, Director… Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives this past week passed a Homeland Security funding bill, which included language added by Congressman Henry Cuellar calling for a review of Customs and Border Protection officer training to ensure professionalism.
“The inclusion of this language is extremely important to Texans along the border, and it is a huge benefit to the region that it was included… Read more »
Esta semana, después de toda la política entre los partidos en el Congreso, mis compañeros en la Cámara de Representantes se reunieron para votar y pasar un proyecto de ley de asignaciones para el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés), evitando el cierre parcial de esta agencia tan importante.
Al pasar este proyecto para financiar el DHS, aseguramos que esta… Read more »
By Neena Satija & Alexa Ura | March 8, 2015
Turn on the faucet. Fill a glass with water. Drink it. Acts so commonplace you perform them without thinking twice.
Flora Barraza cannot. Neither can José Garcia, nor the cooks at Los Pasteles Bakery No. 2, nor the elderly at the Epoca de Oro Adult Day Care.
Along the Texas-Mexico border, nearly 90,000 people… Read more »
by Luis Montoya
LAREDO, Texas – It’s an issue former Laredo Mayor Betty Flores has complained about before – the lack of respect some Customs officers show to visitors crossing land ports of entry on the Texas-Mexico border.
Now, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar has passed legislation that requires Customs and Border Protection to review the training it gives staff on how to handle… Read more »
Posted: Sunday, March 8, 2015 5:00 am
U.S. REP. HENRY CUELLAR | GUEST COLUMNIST
Last week, after much politicking and debating within the Republican party, 75 of the 245 Republicans in the United States Congress joined the 182 united Democrats to keep the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from shutting down.
The passage of this funding bill, which Democrats had… Read more »
La frontera y la seguridad nacional
Por congresista Henry Cuéllar | 06 de marzo de 2015
San Antonio.- Esta semana, después de toda la política entre los partidos en el Congreso, mis compañeros en la Cámara de Representantes se reunieron para votar y pasar un proyecto de ley de asignaciones para el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés), evitando el cierre… Read more »
