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Despite a renewed surge of Central American migrants and concerns about an increase in Cubans seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Obama administration is reducing aerial surveillance along the border.

As many as 40,000 Cubans seeking asylum could cross the southern U.S. border in the coming months, Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) tells local KGBT-TV.

Included in the more than 2,000 page, $1.1 trillion omnibus year-end spending bill released this week is nearly $1 billion in funding for Mexico and Central America, according to Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX).

The number of unaccompanied minors apprehended at the southern border during the first two months of this fiscal year is more than twice the number apprehended last year during the same timeframe, according to data reported by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

A Democratic congressman is raising concerns about Syrian refugees entering the U.S. via the southern border, pointing out that such a phenomena negates the idea of an extensive vetting process for Syrian refugees.

Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX) said that President Obama “sure has changed his mind” on whether he can implement his planned executive amnesty on Tuesday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. “The president sure has changed his mind about what he

MCALLEN, Texas — The government of Honduras is using the current immigration crisis as a learning experience to improve the overall situation inside its own borders in order to keep people from wanting to leave officials said.  Breitbart Texas spoke

Legislation set to be introduced Tuesday aims to deal with the surge of illegal immigration at the southern border by expediting the processing of unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors from Central America.  Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Democratic Rep.

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) said President Barack Obama should go to the U.S.-Mexico border and “own” the immigration issue. On this weekend’s Political Capital with Al Hunt on Bloomberg TV, Gutierrez said the “world is looking” at Obama, and he “should go to

WASHINGTON, D.C. –The congressional working group assembled by House Speaker John Boehner to advise about the ongoing crisis at the border is looking to revise a 2008 trafficking law which makes removing Central American unaccompanied minors difficult.  “The working group

Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) believes illegal immigrant children from Central America should be treated differently from those from Mexico. While illegal immigrant children from Mexico can be immediately deported, those from countries “other than Mexico” cannot under current law. When asked

Texas Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar has stepped up his criticism of President Obama for refusing to visit the border during a trip to Texas for a series of fundraisers. Obama dismissed the idea as a political “photo op” during a

Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar says he is planning to introduce bipartisan legislation to tweak a 2008 trafficking law that placed added protections on unaccompanied children from noncontiguous countries. “It’s a very simple piece of legislation that amends the 2008

Wednesday on “Andrea Mitchell Reports,”  Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) who has been very critical of President Barack Obama’s handling of the humanitarian crisis of thousands of unaccompanied minors flooding the U.S.-Mexico  border, continued his criticisms calling the president “bizarre” for

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) said that he hopes the border crisis doesn’t become President Barack Obama’s “Katrina moment” in an interview on Monday’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto.”  Cuellar said, “I’m sure that President Bush thought the same thing, that

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) said the Obama administration’s handling of the humanitarian crisis of thousands of undocumented minors illegally flooding across the U.S.-Mexican border was “one step behind.” “With all due respect to

On Sunday, a Texas Democrat said the Obama administration knew a year ago that it had a problem with illegal immigrant children from Central America and did not act fast enough to take away incentives for them to keep flooding

Three buses carrying 140 illegal aliens arrived at the Chula Vista Border Patrol Station on Tuesday afternoon, after angry protests by citizens in the town of Murrieta forced the buses to turn away. According to San Diego 6, the buses

HOUSTON, Texas–As illegal immigrants continue to pour across the border, word is spreading in Central America that migrants with children (“family units”) will get to stay in the U.S. Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo, TX) told Breitbart Texas that most Mexican migrants who cross the

HOUSTON, Texas–As word spreads to Central America that thousands of young illegal immigrants will likely be allowed to stay in the U.S., the number of those crossing the border illegally will likely continue to increase. Many foreign adults have come to believe that if

MCALLEN, Texas–Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) says not to expect the majority of immigrants now being released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to show up in court as directed. The remarks came as his home district, which covers much

Illegal immigrants from Central America who are flooding across the border are given documents instructing them to appear before local Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents or immigration judges, usually within fifteen days. A Texas Democrat says illegal immigrants are