Border Security & Immigration

HYDE-SMITH CRITICIZES BIDEN BUDGET FOR UNDERFUNDING BORDER PATROL HELICOPTERS

Miss. Senator Says It Would Take CBP 75 Years to Replace Fleet Under Biden Budget Trajectory

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Derides Customs & Border Protection Helicopter Procurement Budget Request.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, on Thursday demanded answers on why President Biden’s budget request underfunds the U.S...

HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS BILL TARGETING HUMAN TRAFFICKING

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday joined U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) in introducing legislation that would require abortion providers to actively combat human and sex trafficking.

The Stopping Traffickers and Their Accomplices Act (S.959) would require abortion providers to file a report with the National Human Trafficking Hotline if they have a reasonable suspicion to believe that a woman is a...

HYDE-SMITH READIES FOR FIRST TRANSPORTATION APROPRIATIONS HEARING WITH 118th COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS SET

Miss. Senator Takes Leading Role on Transportation, HUD Appropriations Subcommittee, Keeps Overall Committee Spots

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s (R-Miss.) first hearing as the new ranking member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Subcommittee will occur Thursday as the Senate Appropriations Committee...

HYDE-SMITH SAYS BIDEN BUDGET ‘WILL DO ANYTHING BUT HELP’ NATION

In Speech, Hyde-Smith Chides President’s Budget for Big Spending, Higher Taxes, Inattention to Debt Reduction.

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Says Budget Signals Biden Not Serious About Controlling Debt, Spending.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith’s Complete Floor Speech.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today said Mississippians and all Americans will pay the price in higher taxes, more inflation, and unstainable...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES FIGHT EFFORT TO WEAKEN PUBLIC CHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR MIGRANTS

Biden Administration Rule Broadens List of Long-term Benefits Migrants Can Have without Risking Immigration Status

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Wednesday joined U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) in an effort to repeal a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule that dramatically scales back the number of taxpayer-funded benefits immigrants can use without...

HYDE-SMITH CONDEMNS SOFT-ON-CRIME D.C. LAW, BLASTS NATIONAL VIOLENT CRIME SURGE

In Speech, Miss. Senator Supports Congressional Bid to Halt Easing Criminal Penalties

  
VIDEO CLIP:  Senator Hyde-Smith Delivers Speech Blasting Violent Crime Surge, New D.C. Criminal Code Act.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith’s Complete Speech.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today criticized the policies and laws leading to a surge in violent crime in cities nationwide, including an effort by...

HYDE-SMITH TARGETS DRUG, HUMAN TRAFFICKING SPURRED BY BIDEN’S BORDER CRISIS

Miss. Senator Backs Blackburn Bill to Stop U.S. Taxpayer Benefits for Those Charged with Trafficking

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Discusses Legislative Solutions to Fix the Border Crisis.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.), who all toured the Del Rio Border Sector in January, to outline legislative solutions to tackle...

HYDE-SMITH STATEMENT ON THE STATE OF THE UNION

Blames Biden for Dissatisfaction among Americans, Says Change of Course Needed to Restore Sense of Security Expected by Citizens

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Statement on the State of the Union.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), in response to President Biden’s second State of the Union address, tonight said there are solid reasons why the American people are expressing dissatisfaction with their current situation—all of...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE BILL TO MANDATE E-VERIFY FOR ALL EMPLOYERS

Requiring E-Verify of All Employers Would Help Put American Workers First 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in reintroducing legislation to help businesses comply with immigration laws by certifying the legal status of their workforce.

The Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act would permanently authorize and expand the E-Verify...