Apr 9, 2024
I would ask you to please look at title 8, expedited removal, when they are under custody under DHS.
Henry Cuellar
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Henry Roberto Cuellar is a U.S. Representative for Texas's 28th congressional district, serving since January 4, 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, Cuellar has focused on issues such as border security, economic development, and education throughout his tenure. He has been an advocate for bipartisan solutions and has worked on various initiatives to support his constituents in South Texas. Cuellar has held several key positions within the House, including serving on the Appropriations Committee. His legislative efforts often emphasize the importance of funding for local projects and addressing the needs of the border region. Cuellar's long-standing presence in Congress has made him a notable figure in Texas politics.
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Apr 9, 2024
To finish this, we added in the fiscal year 2024 $10 million for additional expedited removal assistance.
Apr 9, 2024
this is not, quite honestly, it is not the way I envisioned this program at the very beginning.
Apr 9, 2024
So my question again, sir, is--so can you consider somebody on a monitoring system or a check-in to be part of the detained population, or do they have to be physically inside of a four-wall place?
Apr 9, 2024
That is another program that I have been involved in from the very beginning.
Apr 9, 2024
As I mentioned, this is a program that, when our former chair, Kay Granger and myself were in Laredo, we saw the needs for this so we established this, I think 2013 or 2014.
Apr 9, 2024
One of the tools, legal tools, that you have at your disposal is the use of expedited removal.
Apr 9, 2024
I just want to add, when I said CBP, I meant DHS custody, would mean CBP and, of course, ICE.
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