Texas Border Business
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released an update on the current immigration issue at the U.S.-Mexico border. This document includes Congressman Cuellar’s appropriations language on detention centers from fiscal year 2015 through 2019. It also provides the latest numbers on border crossings, locations of detention centers, and the most recent results of the Office of Inspector General FY 2016 Spot Inspections of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Family Detention Facilities. Finally, it includes photographs and information for the South Texas Family Residential Center (Dilley) in Dilley, Texas and the Karnes County Residential Center (Karnes) in Karnes, Texas which specifically handle family units. The Congressman has continued to give periodic updates, by providing a more comprehensive look at the migrant situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.