REYES: ‘USCIS BEGINS ACCEPTING REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS’ 15 Aug 2012 | 12:00 pm

Today, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the agency will begin accepting requests, effective immediately, for consideration...

Reyes’ Statement Opposing Republican Attempt to Eliminate Patient Protections in Health Care Reform Law 11 Jul 2012 | 12:00 pm

Today, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) submitted the following statement for the Congressional Record in opposition to the 31st Republican attempt to undermine health care for Americans:

UTEP Nursing School Receives a $16K Grant 3 Jul 2012 | 12:00 pm

Senate Committee Approves Reyes' Tigua Bill 28 Jun 2012 | 12:00 pm

Today, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) announced that the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Blood Quantum Bill, H.R. 1560, a bill that would eliminate the one-eighth blood requirement on the Yselta del Sur ...

Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Reform 28 Jun 2012 | 12:00 pm

Today the Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act with the justices ruling 5 to 4. Chief Justice John Roberts, a Republican appointee, joined Associate Justices Stephen ...

CONGRESSMAN REYES URGES DREAMERS TO ATTEND DIOCESAN MIGRANT & REFUGEE INFO SESSIONS IN EL PASO 25 Jun 2012 | 12:00 pm

Today, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) urges young people in El Paso, who meet the criteria set forth by Obama Administration regarding deportations, to attend a free information session at the ...

CONGRESSMAN REYES' STATEMENT ON U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING ON ARIZONA IMMIGRATION LAW 25 Jun 2012 | 12:00 pm

Today, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the Arizona law, SB 1070. The Supreme Court struck three of the four provisions of t...

CONGRESSMAN REYES DELIVERED REMARKS IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TODAY IN MEMORY OF EL PASOAN BRANDON ELIZARES 20 Jun 2012 | 12:00 pm

Today, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in memory of El Pasoan Brandon Elizares who took his life after being bullied for years because of his...

CONGRESSMAN REYES ANNOUNCES EL PASO PASSPORT AGENCY WILL PROCESS PASSPORTS WITHOUT A NEED FOR AN APPOINTMENT ON FRIDAY 20 Jun 2012 | 12:00 pm

Today, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) announced the El Paso Passport Agency will process passports on Friday, June 22 without the need for an appointment. He encourages El Pasoans to take advan...

CONGRESSMAN REYES STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S DHS DEPORTATION ANNOUNCEMENT 15 Jun 2012 | 12:00 pm

Today, Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) released this statement following an announcement by President Obama that his Administration will halt the deportation of certain young people who were bro...