Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) has issued the following statement regarding a notice that the National Guard Bureau will provide the State of Texas with approximately $3 million from the remaining Fiscal Year 2017 Operation Phalanx funds that Cuellar secured in the FY17 Omnibus Appropriations bill for National Guard border security operations: "While I’m disappointed that the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) has issued the following statement after the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative released its objectives for negotiating NAFTA: “My colleagues from Texas and I understand the importance of NAFTA for our state. We want to work with the Administration in a bipartisan way to make sure we build upon the success of NAFTA and modernize it for the… Read more »

Two of the three congressmen that represent the Rio Grande Valley have spoken out against rhetoric that harms cross-border commerce. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Laredo and U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen recorded video messages for a “legislative report card luncheon” hosted by the RGV Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and held at the Double Tree Suites in McAllen. While the two… Read more »

Actualmente ha en cárceles y centros de detención de los Estados Unidos más de 500 mil indocumentados en espera de juicio o resolución por lo que la autorización de 65 nuevos jueces de Inmigración y personal de apoyo sacarán del “limbo” esos casos. +A -A Votos: 0   Enviar a un Amigo Imprimir Sábado 15 de Julio del 2017 Por: Primitivo López 17:21… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement regarding the delay in reimbursement for border communities who have provided humanitarian assistance during the surge of immigrants which began in 2014: Today, I have sent a letter to Governor Greg Abbott addressing the concerns of our border communities who have yet to be reimbursed for the humanitarian… Read more »

For three years, the state of Texas has avoided reimbursing border communities money spent on humanitarian relief efforts during the immigrant waves of unaccompanied minors that inundated the region — stating that those communities were not eligible under federal rules to be reimbursed. But on Friday, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott and McAllen… Read more »

Actualmente ha en cárceles y centros de detención de los Estados Unidos más de 500 mil indocumentados en espera de juicio o resolución por lo que la autorización de 65 nuevos jueces de Inmigración y personal de apoyo sacarán del “limbo” esos casos. ”La inclusión de estos 65 nuevos jueces de inmigración elevará el número total de jueces a 449 y ayudará a reducir esta enorme acumulación de… Read more »

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Today, Congressman Cuellar (TX-28) announced the inclusion of funding for 65 new immigration judges and support staff he helped secure in the Fiscal Year 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill. This bill was passed by the House Appropriations Committee, of which Congressman Cuellar is a member, and awaits action by the full U.S. House of… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz (R-TX), and Congressmen Will Hurd (TX-23) and Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) met with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in response to a letter from Senator Cornyn and Congressman Cuellar requesting a meeting with Members of Congress representing constituencies along the U.S.-Mexico border. The… Read more »