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November 04, 2026
Castro Calls On ICE To Release El Paso Family Locked Away At Dilley Trailer Prison
SAN ANTONIO, TX — Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement: “Michell Germán should be getting ready for Senior Night this Friday. Instead, she’s locked away at the Dilley Trailer Prison with her parents and younger sister. I met with the family last week. Michell is a bright young student at a magnet school in El Paso, the Center for Career and Technology Education, who’s working toward her cosmetology license and dreams of a career in medicine. Her younger sis… Continue Reading
November 02, 2026Reps. Castro, Vasquez, Cisneros Introduce Resolution Recognizing Hispanic and Latino Servicemembers
— Reps. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Vice Chair of Diversity and Inclusion, Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), and Gil Cisneros (CA-31) introduced a resolution recognizing the contributions of Hispanic and Latino servicemembers in the United States Armed Forces and calling for stronger Hispanic and Latino leadership across every branch of the military. Between 2017 and 2025, Hispanic representation in the military grew by 6.8 percent, and Hispanic servicemembers now make up 20.81 per… Continue Reading
October 27, 2026Castro Statement on Trump Administration Granting Flávio Bolsonaro U.S. Entry After Election Loss
SAN ANTONIO, TX - Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it would grant Flávio Bolsonaro entry into the United States following his loss in Brazil’s elections: “Losing an election is not grounds for asylum. “Yet the Trump Administration is giving Flávio Bolsonaro safe haven in the United States. In Brazil, he is under investigation for alleged corruption, money laundering and currency evasion, and was ordered to surre… Continue Reading
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September 19, 2026
US state department under pressure to disclose Venezuelan oil takings
The US state department is stonewalling efforts to find out how much oil money Washington has collected from Venezuela, including by failing to engage with a government watchdog or to share audit reports with Congress. The department has yet to meet with the Government Accountability Office, an independent spending watchdog that has been investigating Venezuela’s oil money since July, said two people familiar with the situation. Top Democrats are threatening to issue subpoenas to the department… Continue Reading
October 16, 2025Texas Democrats: Gov. Abbott should serve Texans, not Trump, and bring our troops home
Governor Greg Abbott should keep the Texas National Guard where it belongs — in Texas. On October 6, Governor Abbott took 200 Texas guardsmen from their families and jobs and sent them to Chicago, Illinois. In doing so, the governor facilitated a power grab by President Donald Trump. Abbott’s peers, the governors of Oregon and Illinois, have both objected to the National Guard descending upon the states they represent. In America’s long democratic tradition, the military has only been deployed… Continue Reading
October 07, 2025Rep. Castro on Texas troops in Illinois and what the shutdown has to do with the cost of healthcare
As 400 Texas National Guard troops arrive in Illinois at the request of President Donald Trump, San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro has asked Governor Greg Abbott to rescind his permission for Texas troops to be used in this way. "The Texas National Guard is here for the people of Texas, to be used for the benefit of the people of Texas, not to be deployed as a political prop by the President of the United States," Castro said at a news briefing on Monday. Castro said Abbott's decision to a… Continue Reading
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