Federal agencies in charge of immigration at the southern border have limited resources because of the pandemic and have faced challenges in recent weeks as a growing number of unaccompanied young migrants surrender themselves to U.S. officials.
Democratic congressman from Laredo, Henry Cuellar, is following the story closely. Cuellar, whose district stretches from San… Read more »
Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $3,648,900 in federal funding to Bruni Water Supply Corporation. These funds, awarded through U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development, will help finance the construction of a Micro-filtration system to correct arsenic levels in the drinking water.
“No American, whether in rural or urban areas, should have to worry about… Read more »
Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement regarding U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Southwest Land Border Encounters in February 2021:
February CBP Encounters:
Total - 100,441
Unaccompanied Minors/Single Minors – 9,457
Family Unit Aliens – 19,246
Single Adults - 71,598
“In the month of February alone, U.S. Customs and… Read more »
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement regarding President Biden, the Departments of State and Homeland Security (DHS) reinstating the Central American Minor (CAM) program to reunite children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras with their parents who are lawfully in the United States:
“I want to thank the Biden administration for… Read more »
Washington, D.C.– Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar voted for final passage of the American Rescue Plan Act, landmark, life-saving legislation that will provide urgently-needed resources to defeat the virus, put vaccines in people’s arms, money into families’ pockets, children safely back into classrooms and people back to work. This legislation will now go to President Biden’s desk… Read more »
WASHINGTON (NEWS RELEASE) — The following is a news release from the Office of U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington:
Today (Tuesday), Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) introduced the “Ports-to Plains Highway Act of 2021.” This bill would expand and upgrade… Read more »
Laredo, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement on migrants being transported into Laredo and other border communities from the Rio Grande Valley:
“The recent surge of migrant apprehensions by U.S. Border Patrol in the Rio Grande Valley has overwhelmed U.S Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) processing capacity, requiring the transport of migrants to… Read more »
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Gov. Greg Abbott launched Operation Lone Star on Saturday — an effort to stop Mexican cartels from smuggling drugs and people into Texas by surging state police and National Guard forces to the border.
South Texas leaders welcomed the arrival of help but were reminded of a similar effort in 2014 that upset local communities.
“You know, locals really didn’t like… Read more »
Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced in a small ceremony $4 million in federal funds going to PILLAR on Friday, one of Laredo’s leading mental health clinics.
The funding — awarded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s grant program — will be used to Implement Project Consolidated Treatment Services that will establish a Certified Community Behavioral… Read more »
Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) helped deliver $4,000,000 in federal funds to PILLAR Laredo. This funding, awarded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) grant program, will be used to Implement Project Consolidated Treatment Services (CTS) that will establish a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic offering integrated… Read more »
