Cuellar, Cornyn hold round table discussion with Laredo leaders as they anticipate another surge in migration
March 13, 2021
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Rep. Henry Cuellar, joined by Sen. John Cornyn, speaks about immigration Friday, March 12 after discussing concerns of local leaders during a round table at the TAMIU Student Center Ballroom.Danny Zaragoza /Laredo Morning Times
Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Henry Cuellar toured a detention facility for migrant children in Carrizo Springs on Friday morning. Capacity there was meant to be limited to 40% due to COVID-19, but they are now operating at 100% capacity as the number of unaccompanied migrant children has surged in the last month, Cornyn said.
Covert Biden Admin Border Tour Continues with No Media Allowed
13 Mar 2021
Law enforcement sources report the acting head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will continue his southern border tour in the Del Rio Sector on Saturday. Officials denied an interview request from Breitbart Texas, calling the event a “no-media visit.”
CBP denied a formal request from Breitbart Texas to speak with CBP Senior Officials Performing the Duties of the Commissioner, Troy Miller, about what his observations during his border tour have been and what plans the administration has to address them. CBP officials sharply responded, “Sorry but this is strictly a no-media visit” when asked if the Acting Commissioner would allow for a media visit and answer questions. As sources previously reported, the Biden administration is tightly controlling the messaging on an ever-growing immigration crisis
11 Mar 2021
National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd called Department of Homeland Security claims of a program to vaccinate Border Patrol agents “smoke and mirror.” The issue of front-line agents came to the forefront on Tuesday when Texas Governor Greg Abbott demanded they receive COVID-19 vaccinations “this week.”
Responding to an inquiry from Breitbart Texas, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials said a COVID vaccination program is underway for the 64,000 front-line employees. Brandon Judd, in his capacity as president of the National Border Patrol Council, called the plans “smoke and mirrors.”
“There is no higher priority than the health and safety of our workforce,” a DHS spokesperson said in an emailed response to the Breitbart inquiry. “On January 25, DHS established Operation Vaccinate Our Workforce (Operation VOW) to accelerate the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to our personnel. Currently over 64,000 frontline DHS employees, i