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June 11, 2026
Castro, Stanton, Barragán Demand Transparency on DNA Collection of Detained Families at Dilley Detention Facility
— Following a congressional oversight visit to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas, U.S. Representatives Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Greg Stanton (AZ-04), and Nanette Barragán (CA-44) sent a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons demanding answers about the collection and use of DNA from families detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center. “During our visit, we learned that ICE collects DNA sampl… Continue Reading
June 10, 2026Castro Statement on San Antonio High School Student Detained in the Dilley Trailer Prison
— Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement: “Alejandro is a high school student in San Antonio. He was on his way to a soccer game when ICE surrounded his home and took him and his father. They have been locked away for over 3 weeks at the Dilley trailer prison. He missed his last days of 10th grade.“I met with Alejandro at Dilley. He told me how much he misses his mother and was having trouble eating. They are asylum seekers and did everything the right way. T… Continue Reading
June 09, 2026Castro Statement on Final Passage of Funding Bill
— Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement on the final passage of the reconciliation package that provides the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with $70 billion in funding: “Masked ICE agents have detained, deported, and killed U.S. citizens. They have locked away innocent kids like 5-year-old Liam Ramos. Flush with cash from Republicans in Congress, ICE is ripping apart families and imprisoning ch… Continue Reading
In The News
October 16, 2025
Texas 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
September 26, 2025Castro pushes to extend tax credits that make healthcare more affordable for middle-income families
Health insurance costs for middle-income Americans insured through Obamacare could start to rise next month before surging in January, if Congress doesn’t intervene. Their premiums have been offset since 2021 by Enhanced Premium Tax Credits (ePTC), which are set to expire. That is one of the topics on the table in the negotiations on a congressional spending bill that must pass before October 1 to avoid a government shutdown, according to San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro. “These are slate… Continue Reading
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June 03, 2026