Laredo, TX – Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement in regard to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decision to amend Title 19 regulations to allow fully vaccinated non-essential travelers to enter the United States via land and ferry ports of entry across the U.S. northern and southern borders.
“Finally! Finally! Those are… Read more »
Laredo, TX – Hoy, el Congresista Estadounidense Henry Cuellar (TX-28) emitió el siguiente comunicado en respuesta a la decisión del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) de enmendar las regulaciones del Titulo 19 para permitir a viajeros no esenciales y completamente vacunados ingresar a Estados Unidos por tierra y puertos de entrada de ferry a lo largo de las fronteras norte y… Read more »
Washington, DC – Chairman of the U.S.-Mexico Interparliamentary Group Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) and released the following statement ahead of the planned U.S.-Mexico High-Level Security Dialogue in Mexico City.
“We strongly urge the Biden Administration and the Mexican government to take swift and meaningful steps towards modernizing and… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) introduced the Prevent Exposure to Narcotics and Toxics (PREVENT) Act. This bipartisan legislation aims to protect U.S. Custom and Border Patrol (CBP) officers from accidental exposure to fentanyl and other potentially lethal substances they encounter while on the job. In total, CBP personnel… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $29,147,000 in federal funding for additional U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) processing coordinators. This funding will support approximately 1,200 processing coordinators who will assist CBP with the influx of migrants at our southern border by performing humanitarian related tasks such as… Read more »
Washington, D.C.— Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) is urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to prioritize the health and safety of border agents and border communities amidst a COVID-19 surge in the Rio Grande Valley. The migrant surge has resulted in the temporary shutdown of Catholic Charities, nearly 70 border agents testing positive… Read more »
Washington, D.C.— El congresista Henry Cuellar (TX-28) urge al secretario del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS) de los Estados Unidos, Alejandro Mayorkas, a priorizar la salud y la seguridad de los agentes fronterizos y las comunidades fronterizas en medio de un aumento de COVID-19 en el Valle del Río Grande. El aumento de COVID-19 ha resultado en el cierre temporal de Catholic… Read more »
Laredo, TX—Today, U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement in response to an announcement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that the agency is terminating two Laredo Sector border wall contracts funded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 appropriations bill and outlined in the executive order (Presidential… Read more »
Washington, D.C.— Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secured $891,190,000 for the hiring of 100 new immigration judges with support staff through the Executive Office for Immigration Review. The funding will help reduce the backlog of immigration cases at the southern border and is a $157,190,000 increase from last year.
Each immigration judge is supported by one attorney, one legal… Read more »
Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar (TX-28) issued the following statement after a U.S. District Court judge ruled to invalidate the DACA initiative and halt the approval of new applications:
“This weekend’s ruling is against the law. In my home state of Texas over 120,640 young people, who have known no other country, have benefited from the DACA program. Of those, over… Read more »
