Texas Border Business
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) met for a press conference and discussed the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border and the recent surge of COVID-19 amongst immigrants and border agents.
Cuellar and Graham have expressed support for prioritizing the health and safety of border communities and border agents amidst the COVID-19 surge along the border. Recently, 80 border agents tested positive for COVID-19 in the Rio Grande Valley sector, with another 17 border agents testing positive for COVID-19 in the Laredo sector. Additionally, more than 100 border agents are in isolation for COVID-19 exposure.
Jeh Charles Johnson prosed by Sen. Graham and Congressman Cuellar to fix the illegal influx of migrants. He is an American lawyer and former government official. He was United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2013 to 2017. From 2009 to 2012, Johnson was the general counsel of the Department of Defense during the first years of the Obama administration. Wikipedia