Press Releases
Castro, Wyden Introduce Measure to Restore Oversight of Federal Facilities
Legislation Allows Members of Congress Immediate Access to Facilities Housing Migrant Children, Provides Avenue to Report Findings to the Public 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, and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), a senior member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, introduced the Restoring Oversight for Members of … Continue Reading
June 28, 2018
CHC to Secretary Mattis: Where Are You Planning to House Migrant Children and Families?
Castro Leads Call to Mattis for Congressional Briefing on the Pentagon’s Reported Plans for Housing Migrant Children, Including Details and Timeline WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee, and First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), led a CHC leadership letter to Secretary Mattis calling for him to brief the CHC on the Department of Defense’s plans to use military facilities to … Continue Reading
June 27, 2018
Castro Statement on District Court Ruling on Family Separation and Reunification
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 made the following statement: “Last week, the President signed the Affording Congress an Opportunity to Address Family Separation Executive Order, but the Administration has since failed to provide Congress and the American people any details and specific timelines for … Continue Reading
June 26, 2018
Castro Joins Hoyer, Lujan Grisham and other Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members in Letter to DOJ, DHS, and HHS Demanding Answers on Separated Children
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 joined House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), and nineteen other Congressional Hispanic Caucus Members in demanding answers from Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, and … Continue Reading
June 26, 2018
Castro Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Trump’s Muslim Ban
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 made the following statement: “The majority on the Roberts court has demonstrated over the last two days by their decisions in Abbott v. Perez (Texas gerrymandering) and today’s Trump v. Hawaii ruling (Muslim Travel Ban) their willingness to affirm racial and religious … Continue Reading
June 21, 2018
Castro Releases Podcast Episode on Questions Remaining Post-Singapore
Second Episode of “Diplomatic Cable” Features Former Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken 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 questions remaining after the historic United States-North Korea denuclearization meeting in Singapore, post G7 meeting fallout, the prospects for … Continue Reading
June 21, 2018
Castro Statement on Trump’s Family Separation Executive Order
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: “Since April, over 2,300 children have been separated from their parents due to this Administration’s zero-tolerance, and zero-humanity, immigration policy. The White House and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen have repeatedly … Continue Reading
June 20, 2018
Castro Statement on Trump’s New Rule That Undermines Health Care for Americans
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: “Today, the Trump Administration finalized a rule that enables employers to bypass consumer protections despite warnings from advocates, healthcare providers and insurers and deny coverage for those with any preexisting conditions such as asthma, … Continue Reading
June 20, 2018
Castro Statement on Pentagon Decision to Suspend Joint U.S.-South Korea Military Exercises
WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today made the following statement: “Last week, President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un held a meeting to discuss dismantlement of Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The established agreement fell short on details and commitments from North Korea. The President also unilaterally conceded U.S. participation in military … Continue Reading
June 19, 2018
Castro Remarks on the President’s Zero-Humanity Immigration Policy, Family Separation
- As Delivered - Click Here for Video - 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, made the following remarks on the House Floor against the Trump Administration’s policy of separating immigrant children from their families at the border: “Thank you, Congressman Garamendi. Thank you for your passion and your profound words on … Continue Reading
June 18, 2018
Castro Remarks Following Visit to Immigration Detention Center Facilities
- As Delivered - Click Here for Video - BROWNSVILLE—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, made the following remarks at a roundtable with Members of Congress and local immigration advocates regarding the family separation crisis after visiting the Casa Padre and Casa Presidente immigration detention center facilities: “I’m Joaquin … Continue Reading
June 14, 2018
Tri-Caucus to Greyhound: Resist CBP Immigration Raids on Buses
WASHINGTON-Congressional Tri-Caucus Chairs-composed of Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Judy Chu (CA-27), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Cedric Richmond (LA-02)-along with Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), First Vice Chair of the CHC, today led a group of 19 lawmakers in raising concerns about repeated immigration raids taking place aboard Greyhound buses. In a letter to Greyhound’s CEO … Continue Reading
June 13, 2018
Castro Statement on Discharge Petition Failure, Upcoming Immigration Votes
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: “Last night’s announcement by Speaker Ryan that the discharge petition will be effectively stopped is deeply disappointing. We had 216 Republicans and Democrats, with only two signatures away, from bringing meaningful, bipartisan legislation to the … Continue Reading
June 13, 2018
Castro Statement on Administration’s Consideration of Texas Tent Cities for Immigrant Children
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: “Separating immigrant children from their families is a cruel and inhumane tactic that the Trump Administration employs to punish asylum seekers. An even more cruel and inhumane policy is housing these children, without their parents, in tents across … Continue Reading
June 12, 2018
ASEAN Caucus to POTUS: Nominate ASEAN Ambassador
Co-Chairs Wagner, Castro Lead Effort to Highlight Vacant Post, Importance of Promoting Free and Open Indo-Pacific WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and founding co-chair of the ASEAN Caucus, and Congresswoman Ann Wagner (MO-02), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, House Financial Services Committee and founding co-chair of the ASEAN Caucus, urged President Trump to … Continue Reading
June 12, 2018
Castro Statement on Singapore Summit
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 made the following statement: “Just a few months ago, President Trump engaged in a war of words on Twitter with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Diplomacy is preferable to the path we were previously on, and the Singapore summit marked a shift away from war towards possible … Continue Reading
June 11, 2018
Castro Statement on Repeal of Net Neutrality Protections
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 on the Trump Administration’s repeal of net neutrality protections: “The Trump Administration’s repeal of net neutrality protections with the FCC rule change that takes effect today represents a broader assault on a free and open Internet. Repealing … Continue Reading
June 11, 2018
Castro Statement on Sessions’ Stricter Asylum Requirements
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, made the following statement on Attorney General Sessions’ announcement that the Trump Administration will stop granting asylum to victims of gang violence and domestic abuse: “Under U.S. law, asylum is intended for those who can establish a credible fear of persecution based on race, … Continue Reading
June 08, 2018
Castro Remarks On Burn Pits Health Effects
- As Delivered - Click Here for Video - WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and representative for Military City USA, made the following statement at a press conference that shed light on the harmful effects burn pits exposure has on our military’s service members and veterans: “Thank you, Stacey, for that testimonial. … Continue Reading
June 07, 2018
Castro Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Allow Family Members to Register Deceased Veterans on Burn Pits Registry
Measure Allows Family to Document Loved Ones Experience, Help Government Track Long-Term Burn Pits Exposure Health Effects WASHINGTON—Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, First Vice Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and representative for Military City USA, introduced the bipartisan Family Member Access to Burn Pit Registry Act. This measure would allow a family member to … Continue Reading