Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) told Hill.TV's "Rising" on Tuesday that the "integrity" of the U.S. is being threatened by the situation at the southern border."It doesn't take long to understand that our...
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Higgins Commends DHS, DOL for Releasing Additional H-2B Visas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) commended the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Labor (DOL) for agreeing to release 30,000 additional visas under the H-2B...
Higgins: Making the Case for a National Emergency Declaration
Make no mistake, there is a crisis on our southern border.President Trump is well within his legal rights to declare a national emergency. The illegal flow of humans, drugs, and criminal activity...
Higgins Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Help CBP Determine Staffing Needs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Homeland Security Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations (BSFO) Subcommittee Ranking Member Clay Higgins (R-La.) today introduced H.R. 1639, the CBP Workload Staffing...
Higgins Urges DHS Secretary Nielsen to Release Additional H-2B Visas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) hand-delivered a letter to Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who was testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee, urging the...
Higgins Votes Against Conference Spending Agreement, Supports President’s Right to Declare National Emergency
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after voting against the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY 2019."Most Americans want to see government...
VIDEO: Congressman Clay Higgins (R-La) responds to State of the Union Address
Congressman Clay Higgins of Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District reacted to the State of the Union Address.Higgins says President Trump has the legal authority and obligation to protect our...
Higgins Named Top Republican on Border Security Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA), a returning member of the House Homeland Security Committee, has been named the top Republican or "Ranking Member" of the Subcommittee on Border...
WATCH: Higgins Explains Border Wall, Mission of Border Agents
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) recently posted a video to his social media accounts that outlines the mission of border enforcement agents, the purpose of physical barriers, and...
Higgins: Border Wall Explained
Higgins: There is a Crisis on our Southern Border
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after President Trump's address on the national security crisis at our southern border."President Trump is right....
Congressman Higgins Votes For Border Wall Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted for a continuing resolution after President Trump's request for $5.7 billion in funding for the border wall was included in a revised version...
Congressman Higgins Cosponsors Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that he is cosponsoring House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act, which would fully fund President Trump's border...
Abbeville Meridional: Higgins talks Border Wall, Tariffs, and Immigration
Border security, immigration and the effects of tariffs have been hot-button topics throughout the nation.As far as U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins is concerned, important details of those subjects are...
Congressman Higgins on Outnumbered Overtime
Congressman Higgins on Fox & Friends First
House Will Consider Higgins’ Resolution to Support ICE
Congressman Higgins Supports ICE on House Floor
Transcript of Congressman Higgins' speech:"Mr. Speaker, for weeks now, the 'abolish ICE' movement has been growing in popularity on the Left, with many Democrats embracing this radical policy...
House Passes Higgins’ Resolution to Support ICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Clay Higgins' (R-LA) bill H. Res. 990 today, affirming congressional support for Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
Higgins Leads House Coalition Introducing Legislation to Support ICE
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-La.), a member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border & Maritime Security, is leading a coalition of House members to introduce legislation denouncing...