Rep. Henry Cuellar, a U.S. Congressman from Texas, shared updates on his recent activities in Congress and his interactions with constituents through a series of posts on April 17, 2026.
In a post dated April 17, 2026, Cuellar wrote about his participation in a Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee hearing: “During this week’s Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, I questioned @ICEgov Acting Director Todd Lyons about the expansion of large-scale detention facilities in San Antonio and McAllen, what many of us refer to as ICE ‘warehouses.’ We discussed the importance https://t.co/5hi8tIZ5fz”.
Later that day, he posted about meeting students while traveling: “On my way home to Laredo and ended up on the same flight as students from United Day School. Great running into them and chatting for a bit along the way! https://t.co/ZhaWQf7qDN” (April 17, 2026).
Cuellar also highlighted his leadership role in congressional hearings focused on homeland security: “This week, I held two hearings as Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, reviewing key @DHSgov components and their frontline missions across border security, immigration enforcement, aviation security, and cybersecurity. During our first https://t.co/LbkdYjUaFo” (April 17, 2026).
Henry Cuellar has represented Texas in Congress for multiple terms. In recent elections he defeated Jay Furman in 2024 with 52.8% of the vote to Furman’s 47.2%. He previously won against Cassy Garcia in 2022 with 56.65%, Sandra Whitten in 2020 with 58.3%, Arthur Thomas in 2018 with 84.4%, Zeffen Hardin in 2016 with 66.2%, and Will Alkens in 2014 with over eighty percent of the vote.
