Cuellar helps secure 50 immigration judges amid DOJ hiring freeze
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, said he helped secure 50 new immigration judges in an effort to increase the efficiency of immigration court at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a news release.
Cuellar, a member of the Conference Committee on Homeland Security Appropriations, made the announcement Thursday that he helped secure 50 new immigration judge teams in the fiscal year 2019 appropriations package.
The appropriations were allocated for judges, support staff, technology and work space, in addition to “border security measures and language that increases immigration court efficiency,” the release states in part.
The congressman, according to the release, has been a longtime champion for increasing immigration court efficiency at the border.
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