WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar is claiming some credit for Texas’ controversial buoys to prevent migrants from crossing the Rio Grande, saying he pitched the idea to Border Patrol years ago.

Lawmakers are at odds over who came up with the idea of floating barriers to block illegal immigration ... However, Rep. Henry Cuellar told Newsweek that he was first to put the idea to U.S ...

The Laredo facility was designed to hold 1,500 people and accepted migrants who were arrested in Yuma, Arizona, El Paso, ...