Cornyn, Arrington, Gonzales Bill to Honor Fallen Border Patrol Agent Signed Into Law
Rocksprings Border Patrol Station Renamed after Agent Donna Doss WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales (TX-23) today released the following statements after the President signed into law the Donna M. Doss Memorial Act, which renames the U.S. Border Patrol Station in Rocksprings, Texas in Agent […]
Cornyn Again Calls on Biden to Consider Only Bipartisan Bill to Help Border Crisis
We know the American people see crime as a big problem, and there are a lot of reasons for that. Make no mistake about it. This is both a humanitarian and a security crisis. The Biden Administration needs to address the security breakdown at the border because what is happening there has made our communities […]
Cornyn: Biden’s Border Inaction Fueling Crime Spike, Drug Overdoses Nationwide
Once cartel members and their gang associates get drugs across the border, where do they go? Well, they go to Chicago. They go to Detroit. They go to Atlanta. They go to New York. They go to San Diego. They go to virtually every community in our country. It’s not just a border problem. This […]
Cornyn Joins Bipartisan Bill to Delay Ending Title 42
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined U.S. Sens. James Lankford (R-OK) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) to introduce the Public Health and Border Security Act to require all COVID-19 related national states of emergency to be lifted before Title 42 is officially terminated. The legislation was supported by Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), John Thune […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Joins Fox News Sunday on Immigration, Ukraine, Midterm Elections
If you eliminate Title 42, the Border Patrol tells me they will lose control, and the people who will benefit the most are the drug cartels. The Ukrainians are fighting for their very lives, and I would give them everything they need faster than we are right now. I wouldn’t trust Vladimir Putin any farther […]
Cornyn, Arrington, Gonzales Pass Bill to Honor Fallen Border Patrol Agent
Rocksprings Border Patrol Station Renamed after Agent Donna Doss WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales (TX-23) today released the following statements after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Donna M. Doss Memorial Act, which would rename the U.S. Border Patrol Station in Rocksprings, […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Leads Effort to Extend Title 42 to Help Surging Border Crisis
We’ve had a historic number of what are euphemistically called border encounters. The problem is, this is a hodgepodge of everything from economic migrants, to sex offenders, to drug dealers, to people who are convicted felons. Border Patrol tell me that if Title 42 expires, without a plan being put into place…they will simply lose […]
Cornyn, Cruz, Gonzales Lead Texas Delegation Letter Urging Biden to Keep Title 42 Given Record Border Crossings
Republicans and Democrats Both Want to Keep Policy in Place WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) joined Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) and Texas delegation members to send a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra urging that […]
Cornyn, Sinema, Lankford, Kelly Introduce Bill to Increase Border Patrol Agents’ Overtime Pay
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), James Lankford (R-OK), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) today introduced the Border Patrol Pay Security Act to ensure U.S. Border Patrol agents earn similar overtime compensation already offered to other federal law enforcement agents. It amends the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to allow U.S. Border Patrol agents […]
Cornyn, Cuellar Bill to Safeguard U.S. Law Enforcement & Federal Employees Abroad Now Law
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) today released the following statements after their Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act, which ensures that individuals who harm or attempt to harm U.S. federal officers and employees serving abroad can be prosecuted in […]
Cornyn Opposes Biden Efforts to Settle Lawsuits with Illegal Immigrants for Millions at Taxpayer Expense
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to President Biden with his Republican colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee expressing their opposition to the reports of the Administration’s plans to pay illegal immigrants up to $450,000 of taxpayer dollars per person to settle lawsuits as a result of those individuals violating U.S. […]
CBP Nominee Admits Biden Policies Contributing to Border Crises
Sen. Cornyn: ‘Do you agree with me that the decision by Secretary Mayorkas to no longer detain or deport people who enter the country illegally is a pull factor… Is that one of them?’ Nominee Magnus: ‘It is certainly one part of it, yes, sir.’ WASHINGTON –Today in the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator John […]
Cornyn Bill to Rename Rocksprings Border Patrol Station After Agent Donna Doss Passes Senate
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his Donna M. Doss Memorial Act, which would rename the U.S. Border Patrol Station in Rocksprings, Texas in Agent Doss’s honor, passed the Senate. Agent Doss had served more than 15 years in the Border Patrol when she was killed in the line […]
Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Press DHS for Answers on Release of Haitian Migrants into U.S.
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) led a letter yesterday with 37 of his colleagues asking Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to address reports that thousands of migrants in Del Rio, Texas were released into the interior of the U.S. instead of facing removal as the Administration had previously pledged. They wrote: “While we […]
Cornyn Legislation Honoring Fallen Abilene Border Patrol Agent Passes Out of Committee
Rocksprings Border Patrol Station to be Renamed for Agent Donna Doss WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works passed the Donna M. Doss Memorial Act authored by U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) to rename the U.S. Border Patrol Station in Rocksprings, Texas in Agent Doss’ honor. Agent Doss had served more […]