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.

The Gámez-Cuéllar family has been reunited.

The Gámez-Cuéllar 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.

The Gámez-Cuéllar family has been released from Dilley! We just picked them up.

Antonio and Caleb Gámez-Cuéllar 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

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...

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.

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.

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.

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!

Secretary Rubio's remarks indicate that Israel put U.S. forces in harm's way by insisting on attacking Iran. And the administration was complicit—joining their war instead of talking them down. This is unacceptable of the President, and unacceptable of a country that calls itself our ally.

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.

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.

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:

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.

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...

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.

Every year, my office gives San Antonio students the chance to learn about attending a U.S. Service Academy through our U.S. Military Service Academy Day.

I just learned that Juana wanted to meet with me last week when I inspected Dilley, but ICE hid all the pregnant women from me. Over the weekend, ICE deported her 36 weeks into her pregnancy.

This admin has ushered in an era of corruption and lawlessness that does nothing to improve the lives of Texans or people across the country. I will continue to work to make the infrastructure of opportunity possible for all families. My statement on President Trump's State of the Union address:

I expect President Trump to raise the issue of immigration during his State of the Union address. I want him to know that his mass deportation campaign is breaking children like the little girl who gave me this drawing while I inspected the trailer prison he reopened.

According to Texas authorities, video evidence calls into question ICE's own accounting of the fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez. A US citizen was shot and killed by ICE agents and then ICE and DPS attempted to cover it up for nearly a year. news4sanantonio.com/news/local/f...

ICE deported Juana 36 weeks into her pregnancy over the weekend. She had been at Dilley trailer prison for three months with her two young children. She was fearful of giving birth while imprisoned.

The U.S. State Department has called for U.S. citizens in Mexico to shelter in place after today’s Mexican military operation that killed drug lord Nemesio Oseguerra, known as “El Mencho.”

An ICE agent shot and killed Ruben Ray Martinez, a US citizen and San Antonio resident, in March 2025. Then ICE and the Texas Department of Public Safety covered it up. He was 23 years old. I am calling for a full investigation into this shooting, including why there was an 8-month cover up.

Just left the Dilley Trailer Prison #FreeOurChildren youtu.be/AUpmk-YH_o4?...

Today’s Supreme Court ruling is an affirmation that the president is not above the law. Congress has constitutional authority over tariffs, and I am glad to see the highest court uphold this. San Antonians and families across the country deserve lower costs, not reckless trade wars.

Americans are struggling to pay for rent, childcare, and healthcare. Instead of addressing the issues at home, what is Donald Trump giving us? Yet another war in the Middle East.

After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.

I am saddened to hear of the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson. He was an incredible leader that touched the lives of so many. He made this country stronger and inspired generations of social justice leaders to follow in his footsteps and do what is right.

I have an update on Juan Nicolás, the 2-month-old baby detained at Dilley, and his mother.

Summer 2026 internships applications are now open! My office is hiring interns for the San Antonio and Washington, D.C. offices. We are looking for college students or recent grads who want to learn and contribute to the democratic process.

ICE is detaining young pregnant women at a facility in Texas without proper medical care—some as young as 13, nearly half are victims of rape. This is not how we treat our most vulnerable. www.tpr.org/news/2026-02...

Nearly half of San Antonio exports go to Canada. Trump's tariffs on Canada are directly hurting businesses and making life more expensive. Yesterday, I reminded my colleagues that Congress has a constitutional authority over tariffs. Last night, I voted YES to block Trump's tariffs against Canada.

Why is there a two-month-old in a trailer prison in Texas yet these guys are still free? www.politico.com/live-updates...

The FAA has abruptly lifted its unprecedented ten day closure of El Paso airspace. Previously, no advanced notice was given and no justifiable explanation had been provided. This rash decision will erode trust in public safety.

When I picked up Liam from Dilley to go home, he was scared. He was taken away from his home, family, school, and was imprisoned. Liam is home now, but so many children remain. ICE must be disbanded and Dilley must close. #FreeOurChildren.

Congressmember @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social criticizes conditions at an ICE jail in Texas where hundreds of immigrant families are held — including kids as young as 2 months old. "None of them have committed any crime. … There’s cameras everywhere. Their movements are controlled. It’s like prison."

I've heard directly from hundreds of children at Dilley. One young girl who shared her story with me grew up in the United States and her stepfather is a U.S. citizen. She said that the guards are mean to her, she is afraid, and that she is worried she will die in detention.

Donald Trump’s racist, xenophobic, and dehumanizing image of Barack and Michelle Obama is sickening and shameful. It’s a disgusting trope and yet another example of why the president is unfit for office.

Just left STIPC Detention Center. This is a prison. youtu.be/WX1g-h4o5Dc?...

Update: On my way to the South Texas ICE Processing Center (STIPC). youtu.be/N_yv4GhAlSM?...

Liam Ramos, 5, spent ten days in a Texas trailer prison. He got sick, missed his mother and school, and was afraid of the guards. Millions prayed, spoke up, and offered to do whatever they could to see him go home.

For months Governor Abbott secretly deployed the Texas National Guard into ICE detention facilities, even forcing them to work in the detention center that imprisoned Liam Ramos and a two month old baby.

Americans, we are living in a time of viciousness. We are living in a time where speaking the “wrong” language or having the “wrong” skin color puts you in danger. Congress must disband ICE and impeach Kristi Noem.

Estadounidenses, vivimos en una época de crueldad. Vivimos en una época en la que hablar el idioma «equivocado» o tener el color de piel «equivocado» te pone en peligro. El Congreso debe disolver ICE y destituir a Kristi Noem.

Keep speaking up, it’s working! Hundred of ICE agents are being kicked out of Minneapolis where they have been unlawfully detaining folks and brutalizing citizens. Because it has become lawless, ICE has no business conducting immigration enforcement. It must be disbanded.

U.S. Rep. Castro says National Guard deployed at ICE detention facilities www.expressnews.com/news/article...

La secretaria Noem debe ser destituida y debe rendir cuentas por la crueldad que ha desatado en nuestras comunidades.

Secretary Noem needs to be impeached and she must be held accountable for the viciousness she has unleashed on our communities.