Courtesy Alexis Torres, Funds will be used to strengthen and rebuild the State’s workforce in response to COVID-19 pandemic Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $27,685,179 in federal funds to the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). These funds, awarded through the U.S. Department of Labor Dislocated Worker Grants, will be used to address workforce-related

Courtesy Charlotte Laracy, Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and U.S. Senator John Cornyn led a bipartisan letter to Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf expressing concern with continued travel restrictions at our southern ports of entry and demanding a plan to restore normal operations. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ, along with U.S. Representatives

Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, WASHINGTON—Effective September 30 at all U.S. ports of entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will detain palm oil and palm oil products made by FGV Holdings Berhad. CBP’s Office of Trade directed the issuance of a Withhold Release Order (WRO) against palm oil and palm oil products made

Courtesy Charlotte Laracy, Border communities have lower crime rates than non-border major cities Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released FBI crime statistics from 2019 demonstrating that border communities are safer than non-border major cities in the United States. “As someone who lives and raises their family on the border, I have found the rhetoric about

Courtesy Jennifer Gutierrez, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Laredo Port of Entry seized hard narcotics valued at $3.2 million in one enforcement action at the World Trade Bridge. “CBP has seen a significant uptick in attempts to smuggle methamphetamine at ports of entry,” said Acting Port

Courtesy Jennifer Gutierrez, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Laredo Port of Entry seized hard narcotics valued at $10.1 million in four separate, unrelated enforcement actions at the World Trade Bridge. “International trade continues to show extraordinary growth, causing illicit drug traffickers to become bold in their

Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Ongoing operation stops illicit goods from China, improves CBP targeting WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today that Operation Mega Flex has yielded more than 4,200 seizures of illicit goods and 2,400 agriculture violations over the past 15 months. The seizures included counterfeit goods, illegal narcotics,

Courtesy Steve Harmon, Grant will Fund Gang Violence Research (Laredo, Texas)-A new federal grant of $435,020 to Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) was announced by Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) in a virtual news conference Wednesday. Awarded through the National Institute of Justice’s Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence grant program, it will be used

Courtesy Jeniffer Gutierrez, LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry detained two men with outstanding warrants for sexual offenses. Both incidents occurred in separate, unrelated enforcement actions. “CBP collaborates with agencies throughout the nation to bring perpetrators of sexual violence to justice,” said Acting Port Director

Laredo CBP Officers Seize Over $2.1 Million Worth in Hard Narcotics in One Enforcement Action Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge seized narcotics that totaled over $2.1 million in street value. “While drug trafficking organizations employ a wide variety of methods