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Joaquin Castro

@joaquincastrotx

Texas Congressman. Democrat. Born, raised and represent San Antonio. Intelligence Committee (HPSCI) + Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC).

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Keep speaking outβ€”your voices are making a difference.

10.03.2026 23:08 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Americans don’t want to see people who have contributed to communities for decades deported.

Make no mistake, the Trump Admin has not changed. They want their cruel mass deportation campaign out of the headlines while ICE continues to target our communities.

10.03.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Americans are rejecting Donald Trump’s mass deportation assault on America. Americans don’t want to see students who are good enough and safe enough to perform at the U.S. Capitol and Carnegie Hall deported. Americans don’t want a five-year locked up at a trailer prison.

10.03.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 157 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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The GΓ‘mez-CuΓ©llar family has been reunited.

09.03.2026 22:51 πŸ‘ 421 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6

We are grateful for the release of the GΓ‘mez-CuΓ©llar family and we will not stop until we #FreeOurChildren. All of them.

09.03.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The GΓ‘mez-CuΓ©llar family has been released. We are taking them now to reunite with their son Antonio.

When I returned to the Dilley trailer prison today, I brought my colleagues in Congress to meet with the children and families and to bear witness to their stories.

09.03.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 299 πŸ” 81 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 7
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The GΓ‘mez-CuΓ©llar family has been released from Dilley! We just picked them up.

09.03.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 4068 πŸ” 797 πŸ’¬ 106 πŸ“Œ 40
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Antonio and Caleb GΓ‘mez-CuΓ©llar went from performing with the Mariachi Oro vocalists before Congress to being imprisoned by ICE. I am doing everything in my power to make sure the boys and their family return home safely. #FreeOurChildren

08.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 359 πŸ” 125 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 9

Her detention exposes the Trump Admin’s machine of cruelty that is attacking the free press and violating our rights. This lawlessness and cruelty must end.

06.03.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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Nashville Noticias' Estefany RodrΓ­guez reportedly detained by ICE agents A reporter for Nashville Noticias was reportedly taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Thursday afternoon.

ICE arrested a journalist yesterday without a warrant.

She is an asylum seeker, has valid work permits, and is married to a U.S. citizen.

fox17.com/news/local/n...

06.03.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 498 πŸ” 250 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 7

Despite her removal, Trump’s cruel mass deportation campaign rages on. The Congress must hold her and her successor accountable.

05.03.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 143 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

She was never qualified for the role, and she proved it during her tenure. Under her leadership, ICE has targeted our communities, killed U.S. citizens including a San Antonio resident, sent hundreds of children to a trailer prison, and abused her power.

05.03.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Kristi Noem operated without regard for the rule of law or basic decency as DHS Secretary. She denied reality, including the fact that U.S. citizens have been arrested and detained.

05.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 257 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 4
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Americans do not want and cannot afford another forever war. For 25 years, U.S. servicemembers have sacrificed so much because of regime change wars in the Middle East. Trump is now asking yet another generation to do the same.

How is this America first? I am voting against Trump's war with Iran.

05.03.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 253 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1

The single biggest buyer of crude oil from the Persian Gulf is China - as much as 40 percent.

This certainly looks like the United States will be subsidizing and protecting oil shipments to China.

03.03.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 183 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 2
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The President just announced that the United States government will provide insurance and U.S. Navy escorts for oil tankers in the Middle East after causing a regional crisis by going to war with Iran.

Very few, if any, of these tankers are coming to the United States.

03.03.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 231 πŸ” 107 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 14
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The Trump Administration needs to do more than just offer travel tips to Americans stranded and in danger in the Middle East.

If other countries can send planes to evacuate their citizens then our country should be able to as well!

03.03.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 137 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 1
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Secretary Rubio's remarks indicate that Israel put U.S. forces in harm's way by insisting on attacking Iran. And the administration was complicitβ€”joining their war instead of talking them down.

This is unacceptable of the President, and unacceptable of a country that calls itself our ally.

02.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 2139 πŸ” 784 πŸ’¬ 207 πŸ“Œ 128
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Trump ripped up the Iran Nuclear Deal in his first term. Then he used the threat of Iran gaining nuclear capabilities as a justification for war.

We need to get back to the negotiating table, block Trump’s war that taxpayers do not want, and protect American troops.

01.03.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 394 πŸ” 141 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 6

Congress must continue to work to end the scourge of gun violence in our country.

01.03.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

A horrific shooting in Austin early this morning outside a popular bar took the lives of three people and injured fourteen more.

No one should fear facing violence on a night out. The victims and their families are in my thoughts and I am praying for the recoveries of those hospitalized.

01.03.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 161 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2
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Rather than making life affordable for Americans, the President has dragged our country into yet another war in the Middle East. When Congress returns, we must immediately vote on the War Powers Resolution to stop this war that the American people did not vote for and do not want. My full statement:

28.02.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 241 πŸ” 77 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 6
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Democrat wants ICE agents' text messages after Ruben Ray Martinez's death Representative Joaquin Castro accused authorities of keeping details concealed for almost a year.

www.newsweek.com/joaquin-cast...

27.02.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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I am urging Secretary Noem and DPS Director Martin to immediately release all body-camera and dash-camera footage, along with radio, text, and phone communications from officers before and after the shooting.

27.02.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

For nearly a year, ICE and Texas DPS covered up an ICE shooting that left San Antonian Ruben Ray Martinez dead. His family deserves justice and the public has the right to know the truth.

27.02.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 530 πŸ” 205 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 7

One teen boy I met had excruciating stomach pain and was made to wait several hours to see a doctorβ€”he had appendicitis. ICE cannot meet the basic needs of the children it’s imprisoning. Dilley must close and we must #FreeOurChildren.

27.02.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 213 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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911 calls capture kids burning with fever, struggling to breathe at ICE detention center EMS crews were called to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas at least 11 times since September for children in medical distress, records show.

There have been at least 11 medical emergencies at Dilley trailer prison requiring EMS. I have heard story after story of ICE failing to provide proper medical attention to children and families. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

27.02.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 401 πŸ” 240 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 20

Shah Alam's death is a tragedy. Trump’s mass deportation campaign is costing lives. It must be stopped.

26.02.2026 22:12 πŸ‘ 179 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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I am devastated to hear of the passing of Nurul Amin Shah Alam. He was a refugee of the Rohingya genocide living in Buffalo, New York. Border Patrol agents wrongfully detained him and dumped him on the street in brutal winter conditions. Blind and walking with a cane, he died trying to get home.

26.02.2026 22:12 πŸ‘ 537 πŸ” 164 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 22

Reserve your spot by emailing RSVP.Castro@mail.house.gov or calling 210-348-8216.

26.02.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0