Press Releases
Congressional Hispanic Caucus First Vice-Chair Joaquin Castro Condemns Trump Administration’s Action Limiting Access to Asylum at the U.S. Border
WASHINGTON — Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), the First Vice-Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today made the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s interim final rule and presidential proclamation seeking to limit asylum claims for migrants at the US-Mexico border: “Seeking asylum in our country is not illegal. It is written into our nation’s immigration laws, and protected under international law, to ensure those who have a credible fear of persecution … Continue Reading
November 07, 2018
Castro Statement on Firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today made the following statement: “We must have answers immediately into why Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned today and whether or not there has been any nefarious dealings that would qualify as obstruction of justice by the President. There has never been such a contentious … Continue Reading
November 07, 2018
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Opposes Proposed Changes to Flores Settlement Agreement
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), the First Vice-Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), opposed the proposed changes to regulation relating to the apprehension, processing, care, custody, and release of unaccompanied minors. In a letter sent on behalf of the CHC, Congressman Castro warned that proposed changes to the Flores Settlement Agreement would allow the Trump Administration to indefinitely incarcerate immigrant families. The letter also urged Debbie Seguin, … Continue Reading
November 01, 2018
Castro Releases Podcast Episode on Election Security Days Before Midterms
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today released a Diplomatic Cable episode on the importance of securing our elections and policy prescriptions for countering authoritarian interference in our democracy. This episode features the bipartisan German Marshall Fund’s Laura Rosenberger and Jamie Fly, co-directors of the … Continue Reading
October 30, 2018
Castro Statement on Trump’s Plan to Change Amendment Granting Citizenship at Birth
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today made the following statement: “The President does not have the authority to unilaterally change our Constitution. The 14th Amendment makes clear that those born or naturalized in the United States are citizens, and the President’s proposal to change that amendment would bypass the … Continue Reading
October 30, 2018
Castro Statement on Trump’s Decision to Deploy Additional Troops to Southern Border
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today made the following statement: “As part of a continuous effort by this Administration to demonize immigrants, the President has now announced that he will deploy additional military to the Southern border in response to migrants fleeing Central America. Given this group of migrants … Continue Reading
October 23, 2018
Castro Remarks on Early Voting Issues in Bexar County
- As Delivered - SAN ANTONIO—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today made the following remarks at a press conference with Texas State Senator José Menéndez (District 26) outside early voting site Las Palmas Library to shed light on early voting issues in Bexar County: “I represent District 20 in the United States House of … Continue Reading
October 12, 2018
Castro Releases Special Edition Podcast Episode on Incoherent Trump Foreign Policy
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, released a special edition joint Diplomatic Cable episode with Harvard University’s Future of Diplomacy Project on the direction of foreign policy under President Trump. The episode features former Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nick Burns, where they cover issues spanning from … Continue Reading
October 10, 2018
Castro Announces $500,000 Federal Grant to Increase Childhood Literacy in San Antonio
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today welcomed a $500,000 grant from the United States Department of Education through their Innovative Approaches to Literacy Program for the Education Service Center Region 20 in San Antonio. The grant is to support programs that increase childhood literacy activities in high-need … Continue Reading
October 09, 2018
Castro Announces $68,000+ for Cybersecurity Education in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today announced that San Antonio College will receive $68,996 in funding from the United States Department of Education for their Pilot Program for Cybersecurity Education Technological Upgrades for Community Colleges Program: “Cyber City USA, San Antonio is a national leader in … Continue Reading
October 04, 2018
Castro Welcomes $6 Million U.S. Department of Transportation Grant to VIA
SAN ANTONIO—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today joined other leaders of the San Antonio community in welcoming a $6 million U.S. Department of Transportation Buses and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program grant for VIA Metropolitan Transit. The grant will be used to help construct a standalone operating and … Continue Reading
October 03, 2018
Castro to HHS: Why Are Separated Children Being Shuttled to Tent Cities In Cover of Darkness?
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services about reports that children are being moved in the middle of night from foster homes to live in West Texas tent camps. In a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar, Congressman Castro asked for a written answers to questions regarding the … Continue Reading
October 02, 2018
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Demands Answers From Trump Administration On Family Reunification Timeline
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, joined Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), Chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and members of CHC leadership in demanding updates on the remaining children in Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) custody who are separated from their families. In a letter to ORR … Continue Reading
October 02, 2018
Castro Joins 111 House Democrats in Urging Trump Administration To Reserve Decision to Slash Critical Aid for Middle East Stability
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, joined 111 House Democratic members in urging the Trump Administration to reserve its decision to slash critical aid for Middle Esat stability. In a letter led by Reps. David E. Price (D-NC), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Adam Smith (D-WA), the Members called on United States State Department … Continue Reading
October 01, 2018
Castro Announces $1.5M for the University of Texas at San Antonio, Northwest Vista College
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today welcomed the $1.5 million in federal funding from the United States Department of Education for the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and Northwest Vista College (NVC) through the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program: “It’s imperative that our colleges, … Continue Reading
October 01, 2018
Castro Statement on New U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today released the following statement: “As the specifics are still being worked out, I await details of the President’s announced renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), that includes Canada and Mexico as participants in the agreement, to assess its effects on … Continue Reading
September 28, 2018
Castro Statement on House Intelligence Committee’s Decision to Publicly Release Transcripts
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today released the following statement: “From the beginning, I supported releasing all unclassified transcripts of the House Intelligence Committee’s interviews with key witnesses in our investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 elections and efforts to support Donald Trump. … Continue Reading
September 28, 2018
Castro Releases Podcast Episode on Global Refugee Crisis
Ninth Episode of “Diplomatic Cable” Features former British Foreign Secretary, Current President and CEO of International Rescue Committee, and Son of Refugees David Miliband WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today released a Diplomatic Cable episode on the global refugee crisis featuring former British Foreign … Continue Reading
September 25, 2018
Castro Announces $499K to Support Cybersecurity Research
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, announced $499,997 of federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) for research in developing machine learning techniques that investigate ways to prevent powerful cyber-attacks. “Home of Cyber City USA, San Antonio leads … Continue Reading
September 25, 2018
Castro Statement on National Voter Registration Day
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, today released the following statement marking National Voter Registration Day: “As we mark National Voter Registration Day, there is no more pressing of a time for our nation to cast their ballots. Voting is the basis of our democracy and it is imperative that Americans use this power … Continue Reading