Statements and posts
16 press releases and posts, newest first.
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Hosted field hearing examining ICE operations and mass deportation community impacts.
“San Antonio is one of the epicenters for ICE activity and ranks fourth in the nation for arrests.”
ImmigrationAI-read
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Issued statement criticizing State Department's limited production of Venezuela oil deal documents.
“Congress cannot conduct meaningful oversight based on selective disclosures. Providing one document while withholding other central records raises further questions about what the administration is trying to conceal.”
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Introduced legislation to impose sanctions on Israeli settlement expansion in West Bank and Gaza.
“Under Netanyahu’s government, settlers are engaged in a violent land grab that’s ripping Palestinians from their land.”
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Led 60+ Democrats demanding transparency in legal representation contracts for unaccompanied children.
“Children's Legal Protections Should Never Be The Currency Of Political Patronage”
ImmigrationAI-read
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Castro Statement on Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez
Criticized ICE treatment of man shot by federal immigration officer.
“ICE has shot and killed people before, including U.S. citizens, and lied about it. They have discredited themselves. There must be an independent investigation, and the ICE officers who shot Wilber in the back should be held accountable. Finally, this system known as ICE, which has allowed a man to be tortured, should…”
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Castro Statement on Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez
Criticized ICE shooting of asylum seeker; announced visit to demand his release from detention.
“Despite losing movement on his left side and having a bullet lodged next to his spine, ICE has forced Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez out of the hospital and back to the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall, Texas. It is nothing more than a prison. Congressman Greg Casar and I will visit him tomorrow to check on…”
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Reps. Castro, Meeks, Bera Demand Trump Administration Release Overdue Audit of Venezuelan Oil Fund
Reps. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and a senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the…
“Senior Bureau Official Michael Kozak confirmed that KPMG has been commissioned as an independent auditor to review transactions flowing through this account. Mr. Kozak indicated that audits would be conducted on at least a quarterly basis and that the review would be retrospective in scope, covering the full period…”
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Congressman Castro Statement on Russia Sanctions Bill
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have lost their lives defending their homeland.
“I have serious concerns that he would abuse the tariff authorities that this bill provides to pursue his own agenda and not use them in a way that would put pressure on those who buy Russian oil. His abuse of these authorities would be counterproductive not only for the United States but also the Ukrainian people, who…”
Mentions H.R. 5334 · voted Nay Sep 16, 2026, roll 668
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Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month by announcing that he is collecting public nominations of songs and albums by Latino artists to be added to the prestigious National Recording Registry.
“For many Latino families and communities, music plays an important role in our everyday lives and our most important moments.”
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Castro Demands Transparency on Venezuela Oil Fund—Forces Vote to Subpoena Trump Administration
Specifically, the motion would subpoena federal agencies and private companies for records on its deal with North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) to take equity stakes and control over 17 Venezuelan oil fields.
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Congressman Castro Reunites with Liam Conejo Ramos, Tours Minneapolis Elementary School
The last time I was with them, I was escorting them back home from the Dilley Trailer Prison.
“Kids deserve to be kids. We need to shut down Dilley and end child detention in America.”
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Castro Statement on One-Year Anniversary of Boat Strikes
His administration’s illegal and ineffective campaign of boat strikes in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific has violated U.S. laws, failed to meaningfully stop drug trafficking, and legally imperiled U.S. servicemembers ordered to…
“I will continue to work alongside my colleagues to ensure accountability for the Trump Administration officials involved in these illegal acts.”
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Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the statement below regarding a San Antonio student whose mother is being detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center.
“I am calling for ICE to release David’s mom Maria immediately.”
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Castro, San Antonio Delegation Urge Cities to End Their 287(g) Agreements with ICE
Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), and Texas Reps. Trey Martinez Fischer, and Barbara Gervin-Hawkins announced they have asked six San Antonio area municipalities—Balcones Heights, China Grove,…
“Cities in Bexar County should reconsider their cooperative agreements with ICE. Parents have stopped sending their kids to school, people are afraid to show up to their places of worship, and businesses are losing their employees. U.S. citizens, legal permanent residents, and folks who have work authorizations get…”
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Yet their founder, Marcella Burke, boasted about her firm not having any HR or administrative teams.
“The Trump Administration should cancel this award and choose qualified legal providers. There must also be an independent investigation into how this firm was selected.”
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Castro Statement on Release of Emely Suaza and Dad from Dilley Trailer Prison
I am glad that she is back with her mom, little brothers, and the rest of her family.
“They should've never been locked up, and we won't stop until every child is free.”