Congress and the American people deserve transparency from a Department of Defense falling woefully short on keeping us informed.   Between the airspace shutdowns in El Paso and Fort Hancock and the friendly fire that shot down three F-15s, we deserve answers. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/w...

In June of last year, the Trump administration declared to the world that Iran’s nuclear program was “completely and totally obliterated.” 🧵

It should come as no surprise that there is a measles outbreak at Camp East Montana. 🧵 elpasomatters.org/2026/02/26/m...

Today, I - along with Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, and 22 other Members of Congress - sent a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons calling for the immediate closure of Camp East Montana.

I’m not attending the State of the Union because it’ll be nothing but lies. Here’s the *real* State of the Union.

Americans are worse off today because of Donald Trump and his policies, and instead of using the State of the Union to confront the issues we are facing, he will use his platform to lie and divide. 🧵

🧵 (1) SIX ICE DEATHS IN TEXAS IN SIX WEEKS; 3 at a Fort Bliss camp holding +3K immigrants. A homicide involving staff. That’s after the deadliest year in ICE detention in decades as Trump seeks to expand it. Lawyers call it an ‘unfolding humanitarian crisis.’ www.texastribune.org/2026/02/19/i...

🚨 Palantir - one of the companies at the heart of Trump’s mass deportation program  - paid $0 in federal income tax on $1.5 billion of income last year thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill. It’s the third year in a row they’ve managed to avoid paying ANY federal income tax. itep.org/palantir-pay...

America has lost a giant. Reverend Jesse Jackson dedicated his life to justice and opportunity, and our country is better off for it. I'm thinking of my colleague Rep. Jonathan Jackson and the rest of Rev. Jackson's family today. 📷: @nytimes.com

To my Republican colleagues, I am pleading with you for help. If the Trump administration does not care about its humanitarian responsibilities, I am pleading with you to care about the fraud at Camp East Montana, Acquisitions Logistics, and the massive expansion of migrant detention facilities.

My question to DHS: if you don’t care about the human beings in custody at Camp East Montana, will you at least care about the massive fraud?

While the end of flight restrictions above Southern New Mexico brings this saga of gross incompetence to a close, it remains vitally important that Congress understand the whole scope of what led to the unprecedented closure of airspace in our region. elpasomatters.org/2026/02/12/s...

🚨 NEWS: In light of the airspace closure in El Paso and southern New Mexico, @repgabevasquez.bsky.social, Senator Lujan, Senator Heinrich, and I are demanding answers from Secretary Duffy, Secretary Hegseth, and Secretary Noem.

After I was informed late last night about the Temporary Flight Restriction that would close El Paso’s airspace for 10 days, my team and I worked through the night and into the morning to get to the bottom of it and then to ensure the TFR was lifted so that normal flight operations could resume. 🧵

At the urging of my office, the FAA is rightfully lifting the Temporary Restricted Airspace. I will again reiterate there is no threat to El Paso or the surrounding areas.

After 6 months of oversight visits to Camp East Montana, the $1.24 billion immigration detention facility in El Paso, it's clear the company running it is defrauding taxpayers, preventing detainees from talking to lawyers, and DHS is assisting them by obstructing Congress. Long thread incoming 🧵

🚨 Republicans just blocked me from asking questions to DHS and ICE leaders. Despite everything we're seeing happen in our country, Republicans continue to protect DHS.

🚨 I just conducted an unannounced visit to Camp East Montana, the largest, most expensive immigration detention facility in the country. While the private corporation continues to pocket our tax dollars, it's clear the conditions are only getting worse.

Not only are provisions like no tax on tips in Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" temporary, they also come with a lot of stipulations. While Republicans slash your healthcare & supercharge ICE, they're making you jump through hoops for the "benefits" they're touting. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

In an increasingly desensitized world, stories like this about the very real, personal consequences of Trump's mass deportation program have never been more important to tell 👇🏽 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

Yesterday, I sent a letter to Kristi Noem and ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons expressing my opposition to potential new immigration detention facilities in my district. 🧵

$170 billion for immigration/border enforcement $3.5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy $40 billion to bail out Argentina And now a $7 million for a *Super Bowl commercial*? Budgets and how we spend our money are about priorities, and Republicans aren't prioritizing you.

The timing of the withdrawal of hundreds of ICE agents from Minneapolis speaks volumes about the lack of shame from Trump and his sycophants. They saw the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and *still* kept ICE agents for a week and a half after. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

As a member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on House Appropriations, my oversight of Camp East Montana (CEM), the largest, costliest, corporate-run immigration detention facility focuses on how human beings are treated and how money is spent.   On both counts, it's bad 🧵

Mike Johnson holds such disdain for our Constitution and the rule of law.

Although the Trump administration reversed its decision to make its harmful cuts to behavioral and mental health funding, it did a lot of damage in the process. I just had a great meeting with many of our local organizations to hear about how this impacted them.

Multiple people have already died at Camp East Montana, and the American people deserve answers from Kristi Noem and DHS. Camp East Montana should be shut down.

To my Republican colleagues: how much more are you willing to accept before you will join with us to finally stop this insanity?

Donald Trump has made America unrecognizable. He is using masked, armed agents acting with total impunity to go after U.S. citizens, and now another American is dead. Will any Republicans help us end the chaos they’ve helped create before more people get killed?

🚨 Let's chat about today's DHS funding bill and how Donald Trump does not want to protect U.S. citizens from being detained or deported by ICE.   A thread 🧵

Secretary Noem and Director Lyons have an obligation to provide Congress with a thorough briefing on the circumstances of the confirmed murder of a detainee at Camp East Montana.  www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...

🚨 A private corporation received nearly $30 million through a no-bid federal contract to help design more detention space, including another facility in El Paso. 🧵 kfoxtv.com/news/local/i...

I’m thankful to have joined community leaders yesterday for the annual MLK Jr. Celebration and Observance gathering at Praise Temple Full Gospel Baptist Church. In our times of great injustice, we must continue our pursuit of what is righteous in tribute to Dr. King’s enormous legacy.

Today, I was notified of yet another death at Camp East Montana. This is the 3rd person who has died in the $1.24 billion privately-run facility that focuses on profits instead of meeting basic standards. www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...

Our country is in the midst of an addiction and mental health crisis, and the Trump administration is choosing to ignore the cries for help. Slashing funding for proven treatments will quite literally result in preventable deaths. 🧵 www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...

Standing with the Iranian people as they march in the streets, bravely demanding their freedom in the face of the brutality of the Islamic Republic. They are displaying extraordinary courage in their fight for dignity and human rights.

Budgets are about priorities, and Republicans aren’t prioritizing you.

I support the impeachment of Kristi Noem. The entirety of Kristi Noem’s tenure at DHS has marred by the trampling of the department’s stated values of “integrity, vigilance, and respect." 🧵

DHS is - again - violating the law, attempting to diminish Congressional authority and subverting a clear judicial ruling. We will - again - see them in court.

🚨 We just passed the bill that would extend the ACA tax credits for three years in the House!

It’s about the oil.

We must protect our democracy. I’m profoundly committed to that today, and always will be.

Donald Trump just told the world that the U.S. is going to “run” Venezuela “for now.” Are Republicans who have given the Trump administration their full throated support for the illegal bombing of Venezuela and the use of our military to kidnap Maduro and his wife okay with this, too?

I am glad to report that today I was able to perform an unannounced oversight visit to Camp East Montana.

My end of year review is here! Read the full version here: escobar.house.gov/UploadedFile...

Update.

We have the votes to pass a three year extension of the ACA tax credits, but Mike Johnson is going to send the House of Representatives home instead. This issue should be addressed with the urgency it deserves, and Mike Johnson is falling woefully short.

Nearly 100,000 El Pasoans will see their insurance premiums DOUBLE and in some cases TRIPLE. Mr. Speaker, we have the votes now to avoid this. You should bring this bill to the floor TODAY to avoid the pain millions will feel if we don’t do this now.

🚨Thanks to Trump's tariffs, a new home will cost $18.5k more to build in 2028. Instead of addressing the housing crisis, Trump is more focused on blaming immigrants for it while implementing tariffs that are making houses *more* expensive to build. www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...