HARLINGEN, Texas (Border Report) -- U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, says U.S. Border Patrol agents, Customs and Border Protection officers and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are getting paid during the ongoing government shutdown.

During a call with reporters on Tuesday morning, Cuellar said the payment of federal law enforcement officers came from $10 billion in funds transferred from the Big Beautiful Bill.

Federal law enforcement serving on the line are getting paid "as long as it was tied into border security," Cuellar said.

"I'm glad that they're getting paid, but the civilians or the support staff for the men and women in blue are not getting paid. So they're still at the bridges. They're still at the Border Patrol working, but we need everybody to get paid," Cuell

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