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WASHINGTON— At his request, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) will convene with border members for a call today with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Deputy Commissioner Robert E. Perez to discuss practical solutions to the reassignment of CBP officers. This relocation has hampered CBP’s ability to process legitimate trade and travel, increasing wait times at land Ports of Entry (POEs) and decreasing U.S. economic competitiveness. The Congressman released the following statement:

“I offered realistic strategies and resource solutions that will maintain CBP’s ability to process legitimate trade and travel, while addressing the surge in migrants at our southern border. It is absolutely essential that we bring back and retain CBP officers at our ports of entry in order to allow us to properly process the flow of trade at our POEs in an efficient manner. I, along with other border members, look forward to discussing the strategies and resource solutions with the Deputy Commissioner. It is my hope that the Administration takes these sensible measure into serious consideration, returning CBP officers to our ports at our ports of entry.”

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