Joaquin Castro

The president is asking for an extra $350 billion for his reckless war against Iran. I will vote not fund this illegal war, and will vote no. The president started this war under false pretenses ...

Kaleth is back home safe. I had the honor of speaking with him and his mom hours after their release from the Dilley detention center. I found out about Kaleth’s case while I was on vacation ov...

Last night, the President tried to convince the American people of a war they do not want and cannot afford. Instead of dragging the U.S. into another forever war, the Trump Admin should focus on l...

Two-year-old Kaleth and his mom are home. During his time at the Dilley trailer prison, Kaleth was sick—he could not eat the food from CoreCivic, was vomiting, and ran a fever while detained. He ha...

Today, I was proud to present over $1 million dollars to fund the first forensic genealogy initiative in San Antonio. This powerful crime solving tool will allow SAPD to solve the most heinous crim...

It’s deeply disturbing that ICE is going after families at the Marine Corps graduation ceremony in South Carolina. Our servicemembers who answer the call to serve deserve to celebrate this special ...

Two-year-old Kaleth is being locked away at the Dilley trailer prison. He is getting sicker with each passing day. He will not eat the food CoreCivc serves, which detainees have said sometimes has ...

Indiscriminately targeting civilian infrastructure like power plants and desalination plants, as the President is proposing, is a war crime. I’m alarmed by the President’s threat and reports of Ir...

Israeli police blocked the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, for the first time in centuries. The Trump Admin and U.S...

As a country we have made the decision to commodify child suffering. We have allowed investors to profit from the imprisonment of innocent children. Some are as young as two months old. We must...

This Women’s History Month, I am co-sponsoring the 2026 Equal Pay Day Resolution. Across the country and in every field, women have made important contributions. And yet, women continue to be paid ...

We are four weeks into a war where both sides have targeted each other's nuclear facilities. We risk nuclear disaster. Yet the main Trump official on arms control didn't answer my question on Isr...

We cannot normalize ICE inserting itself into our daily lives. Here is a reminder: ICE agents do not belong at airports. ICE agents do not belong at polling stations. ICE agents do not belong und...

Rep Joaquin Castro explains how private equity billionaires are making money from the suffering of immigrants in detention centers #politics #trump #news #ice #billionaire

ICE is detaining DACA recipients—Dreamers who have legal protections and call America home. In Texas, ICE ripped a father away from his wife, children, and newborn daughter who was in the NICU. Jus...

Calling all San Antonio high school artists! If you are in #TX20, come be a part of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition. The winner will have the opportunity to visit the Capitol and have their ...

Showing up is half the battle. Your calls and efforts matter and have led to the release of children and families who do not belong behind bars. The Trump Administration says it’s targeting crimina...

Trump’s war in Iran is causing energy prices to soar. In San Antonio, gas is up 40%. Texans and Americans do not want and cannot afford this war.

Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence, confirmed that Israel has different objectives in the war in Iran than the U.S. This is a serious admission. Entering a war alongside an ally with ...

Liam Ramos and his father have been denied asylum. They never even got the chance to make their case before a judge. It is wrong, cruel and cannot stand. My office and I are in touch with the famil...