Immigrant families released into the US fail to report back by Brett Crandall Posted: 09.29.2014 at 6:39 PM   According to an Associated Press report, an official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has revealed tens of thousands immigrants families aren't meeting with federal immigrant agents as instructed. When more than 60,000 immigrant families… Read more »

Cuellar: No Evidence that ISIS is Slipping into the US from Mexico Posted Thursday, September 25th 2014 @ 6am  by Jim Forsyth U.S. Rep Henry Cuellar, whose district includes a large stretch of the Texas Mexico border and has become the unofficial border issues expert in Congress, tells Newsradio 1200 WOAI that there remains no evidence that ISIS terrorists are using the… Read more »

The Brief: Pre-Trial Elbows Thrown in Perry Case  by John Reynolds  Sept. 24, 2014 The Big Conversation The special prosecutor overseeing the criminal case against Gov. Rick Perry let his frustration be known on a request by Perry's attorneys to excuse him from appearing at an Oct. 13 pre-trial hearing. “He's asking for special favors, and as far as I'm… Read more »

A proposal to create a bi-partisan border-security commission was aired on Saturday, as Texas' political leaders continued to disagree on the best way to secure the Lone Star State's 1,200-mile border with Mexico. Read more »

Note – this article originally ran in the Texas Tribune   Cuellar: Debate on immigration surge set to re-emerge ·         Posted: Thursday, September 18, 2014 8:12 pm Julián Aguilar | The Texas Tribune EL PASO — The congressional debate about how to address the influx of unaccompanied Central American minors crossing illegally into… Read more »

Texas lawmakers react to Obama's plan for ISIS threat KVUE9:32 p.m. CDT September 10, 2014 AUSTIN -- After President Barack Obama announced his plan to combat ISIS/ISIL on Wednesday night, Texas lawmakers voiced their opinions on the announcement. Republican Congressman Lamar Smith released the following statement: "This week, we mark the thirteenth anniversary of the worst terrorist… Read more »

By SEUNG MIN KIM | 9/7/14 9:39 PM EDT President Barack Obama warned of a humanitarian crisis at the border. Hill Democrats privately feuded with the Obama administration over speeding up deportations. And House Republicans scrambled and delayed recess to overcome internal disputes and pass a border bill. But for all the border-crisis drama that engulfed Washington this summer,… Read more »

Judicial Watch: ISIS eyeing Texas-Mexico border for attack by Nadia Galindo Posted: 09.02.2014 at 9:29 PM   As things heat up in the Middle East, many are worried about a terrorist plot along our southern border. “The office of intelligence from CBP (Customs and Border Protection) says there is no credible threat there in any way of form”, Rep. Henry Cuellar said. The… Read more »

The Hill: What’s next for border funding? By Cristina Marcos August 31, 2014, 06:00 am Congress might punt again on a border funding bill when it returns in September. The House and Senate scrambled to move bills to give federal agencies extra money to handle the surge in unaccompanied child migrants crossing the southern border before their five-week recess. But lawmakers… Read more »

What's next for Washington on the border crisis By Henry Cuellar, Aug. 13, 2014 Photo by Jack Dean The whole country has been watching as a humanitarian crisis unfolds on our southern border while Washington does nothing.  In fact, earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would redirect money during the middle of hurricane… Read more »