Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) on Tuesday said he wants to see enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border, a day after he leaked images showing crowded conditions in border detention facilities. “I don’t believe in open borders. I want to see law and order at the border,” Cuellar said on “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday. “If somebody has an asylum claim, a credible fear claim, then I think they should ask for that. But I would rather have them do it in their country instead of coming down here and then being released and not knowing if they are going to show up later at a different time.” When authorities release illegal immigrants, they give them notices to appear in court. A judge decides whether to grant asylum claims. Only about one in five claims are granted. Cuellar said about 150 people were released this month without a notice to appear, which immigration …
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