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November 20, 2025
Castro, Casar Push the Trump Administration for Answers on San Antonio ICE Raid
— Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Congressman Greg Casar (TX- 35) are demanding answers from the Trump Administration, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), for answers on the raid conducted Sunday, November 16 in the early morning hours near the intersection of Basse Road and San Pedro Avenue in San Antonio, TX. Congressmen Castro and Casar ha… Continue Reading
November 20, 2025Castro, Himes Seek Answers on Intelligence Sharing Partnerships
— Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) wrote to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard regarding public reports that at least three countries have limited, or intend to limit, intelligence sharing with the United States. The President of Colombia, a country with which the United States has long partnered on counternarcotics efforts, publicly cited the illegal boat strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific as the cause of their decision to cut o… Continue Reading
November 19, 2025CASTRO, MEEKS, KAINE, & VAN HOLLEN LEAD COLLEAGUES IN RAISING ALARM ABOUT USE OF U.S. TAXPAYER FUNDING TO HOLD PEOPLE IN EL SALVADORAN TORTURE CENTER
— Today, U.S. Representatives Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and Gregory Meeks (NY-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Oper… 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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November 19, 2025