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Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized 239 pounds of marijuana Monday evening that resulted in the arrest of a commercial truck driver. CBP officers arrested a 23-year-old male Mexican citizen from Nuevo Laredo , Tamaulipas and turned him over to the custody
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Pharr , Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialists at the Hidalgo/Pharr Port of Entry recently refused entry to a 12,348-pound shipment of coriander after discovering a pest that is a known vector for citrus greening disease, also known as Huanglongbing. A CBP officer at Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, TX – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists at eight South Texas ports of entry seized a significant amount of narcotics, currency, false documents, and uncovered numerous immigration and agricultural violations during fiscal year 2009. Fiscal Year 2009 began October 1, 2008 and ended Sept. 30, 2009.
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO , TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials in Laredo are anticipating an increase in border traffic as the holiday season approaches. As a result, the agency is adjusting staffing during the weeks ahead to address the anticipated increase. CBP’s Office of Field Operations and Office of Border
Courtesy Ashley Patterson, House passes Medicare reimbursement fix to help Seniors keep their doctors Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today voted to protect millions of seniors relying on Medicare by fixing the way their physicians are reimbursed. The Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act, passed by the House today, aims to permanently reform
Courtesy Richard Pauza, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials honors Visiting Assistant Professor Lola Norris with a plaque following her keynote speech at the 2009 Native American Indian Heritage Month Special Emphasis Program event hosted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at La Posada Hotel on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. From left are: Port Director
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and Border Patrol agents at the Laredo Port of Entry intercepted 14 weapons, including long arms and handguns, and 200 rounds of ammunition hidden inside a sofa during a recent outbound inspection. The seizure occurred yesterday when CBP officers and Border Patrol
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry processed large volumes of tourists on an extended Mexican holiday weekend and while maintaining their vigilance they uncovered 24 separate violations of immigration law. The cases ranged from impostors to presenting fraudulent documents, false claims to
Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Landmark health care legislation passes House, brings health care security to the 28 th District of Texas Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today voted for H.R. 3962, the “Affordable Health Care for America Act of 2009,” historic health care reform legislation to reform the nation’s health insurance system and ensure quality,
Courtesy Ashley Patterson, House health care vote expected this weekend Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today released this statement in advance of a health care reform vote expected to take place in the House this weekend: “As the House nears a vote on health care reform, I continue to read and evaluate
