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LA PRENSA DE SAN ANTONIO: Reimbursement for those affected by last year’s humanitarian crisis at the border

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Congressman Henry Cuellar announced Wednesday that border communities affected by the humanitarian crisis that developed last year as a result of an influx of unaccompanied minors crossing the border into the United States will be eligible for financial reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Photograph:: Congressman Henry Cuellar alongside McAllen Mayor Jim…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Reimbursement Opportunity for Those Affected by Last Year’s Humanitarian Crisis at Border

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MISSION, Texas – Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today announced that border communities affected by the humanitarian crisis that developed last year as a result of an influx of unaccompanied minors crossing the border into the United States will be eligible for financial reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). …

LA Times: Immigrant border surge dips; crossings forecast to rise in summer

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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,…

KGBT: Providing feedback encouraged at border crossings

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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…

McAllen Monitor: CBP appoints officers to handle border crosser complaints

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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…

El Periodico USA: Revelan programa que mejora atención en puentes fronterizos

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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…

Laredo Morning Times: Bill aids border agent training

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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…

La Prensa de San Antonio: La frontera y la seguridad nacional

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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…

Texas Tribune: Many along Texas border still live without clean, safe water

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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…