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 »

Since President Joseph Biden took office in January and began rolling back Trump-era immigration policies, many lawmakers feared an influx of migrants and asylum-seekers would overwhelm the U.S.-Mexico border. In a press conference Monday, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said that there was no crisis at the border. "I think there is a challenge at the border that we… Read more »

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Lawmakers warn the country is headed towards an impending border crisis. Congressman Henry Cuellar predicts the U.S. is weeks, maybe even days, away from a critical situation along the southern border. A challenge could be heading to the border. “In the last 7 days in the valley they have stopped 10,000 individuals and 2,500 individuals in the last two days and… Read more »

Mission, TX-- Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following apprehension data currently taking place in the United States Border Patrol - Rio Grande Valley Sector: Within the last 7 days: Approximately 10,000 migrants have been apprehended Approximately 2,500 migrants have been apprehended within the last two days “We are weeks, maybe even days, away from a… Read more »

Lawmakers are hopeful the Rescue America stimulus relief package will pass in the Senate this weekend. If it does, Texas could receive more than $27 billion dollars in relief funding. On Wednesday, Texas Sen. John Cornyn debated the $1.9 trillion bill, calling for amendments “This bill is not the answer to the real challenges that face our country poised by the pandemic,” Cornyn… Read more »

HARLINGEN, Texas (KVEO) — Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector in South Texas have apprehended approximately 10,000 migrants within the last seven days, including approximately 2,500 migrants within the last two days. On Thursday, South Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar expressed concern about the surge of migrants in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the… Read more »