Rep. Cuellar visits Border Patrol facility in McAllen By Calily BienPublished: June 14, 2014, 9:51 pmUpdated: June 14, 2014, 9:56 pm McALLEN, Texas (KXAN) —  As Border Patrol agents are trying to control an increasing number of unaccompanied child immigrants along the border in south Texas, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) made a visit to the Border Patrol facility in… Read more »

30,000 children flood U.S. border in refugee crisis of epic proportions   The office of Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar released this photo showing crowding at a Customs and Border Protection detention facility at an undisclosed location in South Texas. It was taken in late May or early June of 2014. (CNN) — Daniel Penado Zavala was 17 when he made a heart-wrenching… Read more »

Unaccompanied Minors keep entering the U.S. Posted: Jun 13, 2014 12:50 AM EST Port Hueneme, CA - Update from Hal Eisner: For the last few days we’ve been telling you about the overwhelming number of children, tens of thousands of them, who have come illegally – and alone – to the US-Mexico  border. The numbers are extraordinary – 47,000 kids and teens since October. And,… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced that the Appropriations Committee has approved almost $78 million in additional funds for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to address the issue of border overcrowding and the influx children migrants crossing the southern border.  Rep. Cuellar brought his concerns regarding the… Read more »

Border Children Create New Wrinkle in Immigration Reform Debate BY SUZANNE GAMBOA Just as the president has been trying to show his immigration enforcement policies are working, the situation has become more complicated with the increase of thousands of unaccompanied minors crossing into the U.S. border. President Barack Obama has tagged the childrens' arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico… Read more »

Obama budget request soars for migrant children traveling alone White House says $1.57 billion more is needed to deal with influx along border By Susan Carroll and David McCumber Border Patrol agents escort a 4-year-old Honduran boy after he and a 17-year-old relative crossed the Rio Grande into Hidalgo County, where an influx of unaccompanied migrant children has been… Read more »

Today, US Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) sent a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson, the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Homeland Security, Commerce-Justice-Science, and Labor-Health and Human Services Appropriation Subcommittees calling for the establishment of a multi-agency processing center on the border to deal with the recent influx of… Read more »

Flood of Illegal Immigrant Children into Texas Costing U.S. Taxpayers Billions The surge of illegal immigrant minors rushing over the Rio Grande threatens to overwhelm the Texas Border Patrol, and new figures show the unexpected development will cost U.S. taxpayers more than $2 billion this year, 1200 WOAI news reports. More than 1,000 unaccompanied immigrant children are arriving in… Read more »

Flow of border immigrants overwhelming agencies By Susan Carroll and David McCumber May 31, 2014 | Updated: June 1, 2014 3:45pm McALLEN - A little before noon on Friday, a white Homeland Security bus stopped outside a public bus terminal in downtown McAllen, its doors opening to disgorge a group of about 20 immigrants from Central and South America. A father… Read more »

Number of unauthorized immigrant children crossing alone on the rise They may come here to find their families who made the journey before them or to escape an abusive environment. Some minors may cross the border just to find work and support their families back home. Whatever the reason, undocumented minors are crossing the border into the US illegally and when they are caught many… Read more »