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Democrats demand Trump disclose Israel’s nuclear arsenal, citing escalation risks in Iran war
Thirty House Democrats, led by Rep. Joaquin Castro, demand the Trump administration publicly acknowledge Israel’s nuclear weapons program. Lawmakers argue decades of U.S. policy ambiguity toward Israeli nukes is “untenable” amid joint U.S.-Israel military operations against Iran. The letter warns of “miscalculation, escalation and nuclear use” as real risks in the current conflict environment. Congress […] Read More
Some House Democrats press Trump to break silence on Israel’s nuclear arsenal
more than two dozen lawmakers, led by Rep. Joaquin Castro, say Washington’s silence on the program is indefensible amid the war in Iran and the acute threat of military escalation. Read More
Joaquin Castro Is on a Quest to Get Detained Immigrants Released
The Texas Democrat has used his perch in Congress to highlight sympathetic cases in his push to free detainees and call attention to the cruel consequences of President Trump’s immigration agenda. Read More
Mariachi-playing brothers and their parents are released from ICE custody
KENS, REP. JOAQUIN CASTRO, REP MONICAL DE LA CRUZ, CNN By Lauren Mascarenhas, Karina Tsui, Ruben Correa, CNN (CNN) — Two promising young mariachi Read More
Mariachi-playing brothers, parents released from ICE custody
Two promising young mariachi musicians and their parents, who were being held in ICE detention for nearly two weeks after they were detained by the Department of Homeland Security in Texas, have been released, according to an X post from U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, who met two of the brothers during their trip to Capitol Hill last year. Read More
2 Teen Mariachi Musicians Released From ICE Detention
Representative Joaquin Castro of Texas led a delegation of Democrats to a South Texas detention center to press for the release of the brothers and their family. Read More
Inside the ICE Facility For Kids Where Liam Ramos Stayed
As ICE rushes to turn warehouses into jails, Rep. Joaquin Castro says the ICE detention center for families in Dilley, Texas, must be closed Read More