Joaquin Castro

U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro of San Antonio and Jasmine Crockett of Dallas said conditions they observed Wednesday inside the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley amount to "inhumanity." The two Democrats urged Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and other children.

In the wake of two fatal shootings of civilians during federal immigration operations in Minneapolis this month, San Antonio Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro is calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be dismantled and for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to face impeachment.

A San Antonio congressman who sits on the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees says he's seen no evidence that Iran posed an imminent nuclear threat, but instead of choosing diplomacy, President Trump "chose war." Joaquin Castro says the bombing of three nuclear sites on Saturday was also illegal, as the military attack was launched without congressional authorization.

Reps. Veronica Escobar and Joaquin Castro were among the 45 elected officials placed on a hit list by a man accused of killing a former Minnesota House speaker and her husband.

Reactions from party leaders were quick and predictable after the former president was found guilty on 34 felony counts by a New York jury.

"Texas is becoming a dangerous place for Latinos because state and local authorities refuse to take our safety seriously," said San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro.

The groups say social media companies are not doing enough to curb the spread of falsehoods specifically targeting Latinos.

Castro and 25 other members of Congress argued in a letter that the policy is likely illegal, and wanted an investigation into the state’s treatment of migrants crossing the border.

San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro, as a state representative in 2003, participated in a similar quorum break to Oklahoma with more than four dozen Democrats at the time to stop redistricting bills. Nearly 20 years later, Castro will assist his legislative counterparts during their potentially weeks-long stay in D.C. and support federal voting legislation.

The Texas-Mexico border remains closed to many migrants and foreign travelers, but it will be bustling on Friday as various officials and political groups visit the area.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner also said, “Texans should hold Sen. Ted Cruz accountable for this fiasco.”

Castro lost to U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York in a race that was a long shot from the start for the San Antonio Democrat.