Cornyn Calls for Federal Investigation into Child Abuse Allegations at San Antonio Migrant Facility
AUSTIN — Following Governor Greg Abbott’s press conference announcing allegations of child abuse at a migrant facility in San Antonio, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) called for a federal investigation into the treatment of children at the facility: “Unaccompanied children that arrive at our border have already endured dangerous conditions at home and a treacherous journey […]
Cornyn Calls for Judiciary Hearings on Border Crisis
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), along with Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), wrote a letter to their Democrat counterparts, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety Chairman Alex Padilla (D-CA), requesting an open hearing on the crisis at the border and testimony from Department of Homeland Security […]
Cornyn, Sinema Ask Biden to Address Border Crisis
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) wrote a letter to President Biden asking him to address the surge in migrants at the southern border and reaffirming their commitment to work on bipartisan legislation to help solve this crisis. They wrote, “We write to urge you to use your full authorities to effectively […]
VIDEO: Cornyn: Biden Should Visit Border to See Crisis Firsthand
WASHINGTON – Today on Fox News’ America Reports, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed how President Biden’s immigration policies are exacerbating the crisis on the border. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s interview are below, and video can be found here. “They simply are making things worse, and my hope is the President will come to the border.” “All they […]
Cornyn Receives Briefing from All Five Texas Border Patrol Sectors
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today joined a video conference call with U.S. Border Patrol Sector Chiefs and Directors of U.S. Customs & Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations in Texas for a briefing on enforcement efforts along the Texas-Mexico border. The operational briefing focused on the challenges to federal law enforcement officials due […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Discusses Border Crisis and the Biden Administration on Sunday Morning Futures
It is a crisis. When a similar surge happened a few years ago, President Obama himself called it a ‘humanitarian crisis,’ and as I suggested, this is going to get nothing but worse as the spring comes. Everything his Administration has done with the Democratic majorities in the House and Senate have been partisan so […]
Cornyn, Sinema, Cuellar, Gonzales Urge DHS to Vaccinate Border Law Enforcement Amid Migrant Surge
WASHINGTON — Today U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and U.S. Representatives Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Tony Gonzales (TX-23) encouraged Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to ensure DHS law enforcement officers and agents receive immediate access to the COVID-19 vaccine and inquired about efforts to keep DHS law enforcement safe. […]
VIDEO: Cornyn: Texas Facing Border Crisis Due to Biden Admin Immigration Policies
WASHINGTON – Today on Fox News’ Special Report, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the consequences of the Biden Administration’s immigration policies and the looming humanitarian crisis at the border. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s interview are below, and video can be found here. “Unfortunately, we’ve seen this movie before.” “The Biden Administration seems determined to reverse all of […]
All Democrats Block More Funding for Migrant Children in Growing Border Crisis
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today condemned Senate Democrats for voting to block his amendment to the COVID-19 ‘Relief’ bill to address the growing humanitarian crisis at our southern border. Sen. Cornyn’s amendment would have shifted funding in the COVID-19 ‘Relief’ bill from the National Endowment for the Humanities to fund bed space for unaccompanied […]
VIDEO: On Fox, Cornyn Blasts Biden’s Bungling of Border Crisis
WASHINGTON – Today on Fox News’ America Reports, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) excoriated President Biden for his administration’s failure to appropriately address the growing crisis on America’s southern border. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn’s remarks are below, and video can be found here. “I think the Biden Administration has miscalculated.” “If they think a radio ad in Guatemala […]
New Cornyn Bill Would Set Aside Reimbursement Money for Border Communities’ Future Migrant Care
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced the Southern Border Communities Reimbursement Act of 2021, new legislation to authorize funding to reimburse local communities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for future humanitarian care for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. It would authorize $30 million for Fiscal Years 2021, 2022, and 2023 through the Emergency Food and Shelter […]
Cornyn Reintroduces Bill to Rename Rocksprings Border Patrol Station After Agent Donna Doss
WASHINGTON – Today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) reintroduced his Donna M. Doss Memorial Act to rename the U.S. Border Patrol Station in Rocksprings, Texas in Agent Doss’s honor. Agent Doss had served more than 15 years in the Border Patrol when she was killed in the line of duty on February 2, 2019 after she was struck […]
Cornyn, Ernst Reintroduce Sarah’s Law As Biden Administration Rolls Back Immigration Enforcement
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) today in reintroducing Sarah’s Law, named for a young woman who was killed by an illegal immigrant that was released by federal law enforcement due to a loophole in the law. The bill would require federal law enforcement to detain illegal immigrants criminally charged with […]
Cornyn, Harris Bill to Help Border Regions Identify Missing Migrants Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his bipartisan bill with Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act, which will help local jurisdictions improve the recording and reporting of missing persons and unidentified remains found along the U.S.-Mexico border, was signed into law: “Nobody should ever have to […]
Cornyn, Harris Bill to Help Border Regions Identify Missing Migrants Heads to President’s Desk
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after his bipartisan bill with Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act, which will help local jurisdictions improve the recording and reporting of missing persons and unidentified remains found along the U.S.-Mexico border, passed the Senate: “Our Texas border communities are stretched […]