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Democrat Joaquin Castro wins reelection to U.S. House in Texas' 20th Congressional District
Democrat Joaquin Castro wins reelection to U.S. House in Texas' 20th Congressional District Read More
Trump's Mass Deportation Campaign Has 'Torn the Country Apart'
On Wednesday's broadcast of MS NOW's "On the Line," Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) said President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign "has really torn | Clips Read More
Officials, residents criticize toll of ICE arrests; mayor vows action
At a meeting organized by Rep. Joaquin Castro, attendees vowed to fight federal officials' plans for an ICE facility on San Antonio's East Side. Read More
Bullet still lodged in Venezuelan man shot by ICE as lawmakers demand medical care
Congressmen Joaquin Castro and Greg Casar plan to visit a Venezuelan delivery driver shot by an ICE officer in Austin as he recovers at a Pearsall detention facility. Read More
'Lawless' ICE Basically Torturing People
On Tuesday's broadcast of CNN's "The Lead," Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is basically torturing people, like | Clips Read More
Dems Will Win Because 'Trump Is Not Popular in Texas'
On Thursday's broadcast of MS NOW's "State of Play," Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) said the Democratic Party's candidates will win the midterms because | Clips Read More
Democrat Texas Reps Urge Cities to Break State Law, Separate Ties with ICE
Two prominent Texas Democrats, Congressmen Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and Greg Casar (D-TX), urged six Bexar County cities to end their 287(g) agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The agreements, a requirement for participation under Texas law, allow state and local police officers to carry out certain immigration enforcement activities delegated to them under the Immigration and Nationality Act. | Border / Cartel Chronicles Read More
Cities Should End Deals 'to Go Enforce Immigration Law' That They're Using to Help Close Deficits
On Wednesday's broadcast of MS NOW's "Way Too Early," Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) discussed his push to get cities to end their agreements with ICE and | Clips Read More
House Democrat compares ICE to 'domestic terrorists' after Texas visit
House Democrats led by Joaquin Castro visited the Dilley detention center in Texas, where Rep. Ayanna Pressley called to abolish ICE and end qualified immunity for agents. Read More
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