Tras la crisis humanitaria que ha afectado a la región del Sur de Texas, el congresista Henry Cuéllar ahora busca solicitar un reembolso para todas las comunidades afectadas.
En un comunicado, el congresista del distrito 28, Henry Cuéllar le envió una carta al comité de apropiación y a FEMA en donde incluyó además cartas por parte de la ciudad de McAllen, de Laredo y el departamento de… Read more »
More than once over the past two months, I have visited the McAllen Border Patrol facility and the HHS facility at Lackland AFB where undocumented immigrant children are being processed. As a family man and father, the sight of hundreds of children alone, scared and far from home is a powerful and moving experience. Visiting with some of the children, such as Emilia, 9, from Honduras and… Read more »
Cornyn and Cuellar pitch plan to speed removal of child migrants
WASHINGTON – The bipartisan Texas duo pushing a plan that would speed deportation of Central American child migrants made their pitch Sunday morning.
Sen. John Cornyn, the GOP’s deputy leader, and Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Laredo Democrat, appeared together on ABC’s “This Week.”
Cuellar acknowledged that… Read more »
ABC's "This Week" — Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas; Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas.
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NBC's "Meet the Press" — Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
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CBS' "Face the Nation" — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin; Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., chairman of the House Intelligence Committee; former Secretary of State Madeleine… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced that Hidalgo County has received $4.7 million in federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security’s Stonegarden program to support local law enforcement. This is an increase of more than $1.3 million from the Fiscal Year 2013 amount of $3.3 million. Statewide, Texas received $23.1 million law enforcement funding, an… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced that the Starr County has received $2 million in federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security’s Stonegarden program to support local law enforcement. This is an increase of more than $1 million from the Fiscal Year 2013 amount of $1 million. Statewide, Texas received $23.1 million law enforcement funding, an… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced that Webb County has received $3.3 million in federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security’s Stonegarden program to support local law enforcement. This is an increase from the Fiscal Year 2013 amount of almost $2.8 million. Statewide, Texas received $23.1 million law enforcement funding, an increase from $18 million… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced that Zapata County has received over $442,000 in federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security’s Stonegarden program to support local law enforcement. This is a slight increase from the Fiscal Year 2013 amount of $441,000. Statewide, Texas received $23.1 million law enforcement funding, an increase from $18 million… Read more »
Report: 117% increase in children 12 and younger crossing border alone
Mothers and children arrive in Guatemala City on July 22 after being deported from the United States. (Johan Ordonez / AFP/Getty Images)
By MOLLY HENNESSY-FISKEcontact the reporter
Laws and LegislationPoliticsMigrationHondurasImmigrationEl SalvadorGuatemala
Unaccompanied children illegally migrating… Read more »
LA Times: FBI investigating scam targeting immigrant children's families
The FBI is investigating how scammers obtained confidential information to defraud migrant children's families of thousands of dollars by telling them they needed to pay a fee to get their children out of federal custody.
The investigation, which began July 18 in San Antonio, has uncovered evidence of similar scams… Read more »
