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Joaquin Castro

U.S. Representative - TX District 20 · TX (District 20) · D
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2241 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
📞 (202) 225-3236
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ICE re-arrests El Gamal family hours after federal court ordered their release
The Trump administration defies a federal judge by re-detaining a family of six just hours after their release
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Feb 6, 2026 · policy_change
DHS seeks expedited deportation of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his family
The Trump administration filed for expedited deportation proceedings against 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his family days after a federal judge ordered them released from 11 days of detention at the Dilley family detention center in Texas. Liam and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, had been detained in Columbia Heights, Minnesota on January 20 while returning home from school. Rep. Joaquin Castro publicly disclosed the expedited removal filing, calling it retaliatory. At the February 6 hearing, the immigration judge granted the family a continuance, postponing the case.
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Jun 20, 2022 · political
Missouri Senate candidate Eric Greitens releases RINO hunting ad
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On June 20, 2022, Eric Greitens — the embattled former Republican governor of Missouri running for U.S. Senate — releases a 38-second campaign video. Greitens, armed with a shotgun and with a handgun holstered at his side, leads a group of men in tactical gear who throw what appears to be a flash-bang grenade before bursting through a door. "Today, we're going RINO hunting," Greitens says with a smile, sliding his shotgun. "Get a RINO hunting permit. There's no bagging limit, no tagging limit, and it doesn't expire until we save our country." RINO stands for "Republican in name only" — a term used to target moderate or anti-Trump Republicans. The ad's imagery directly depicts violent tactical assault against political opponents. Twitter flags the video and removes it for policy violations; Facebook takes it down for violating rules against violence and abuse. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) says: "This is sociopathic. You're going to get someone killed." Greitens is one of 21 Republicans in the Missouri Senate primary. Despite widespread condemnation — including from some Republicans — Greitens loses the primary but is not censured by Republican leadership.
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Recent bills sponsored & cosponsored

Bills & legislation

H.R. 7675 · 2026 · Sponsored
Securing Partner Supply Chains Act
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 3.
Young Kim portrait
Jim Baird portrait
Brad Sherman portrait
Michael Lawler portrait
H.Res. 1012 · 2026 · Sponsored
Recognizing and honoring Cristina M. Rodríguez for her historic appointment as dean of Yale Law School.
In Committee
Rosa L. DeLauro portrait
H.R. 7059 · 2026 · Sponsored
No Unauthorized War in Mexico Act
In Committee
Sara Jacobs portrait
Greg Stanton portrait
H.Res. 969 · 2025 · Sponsored
Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 8, 2025, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".
In Committee
Andrea Salinas portrait
Jasmine Crockett portrait
Jesús G. "Chuy" García portrait
Jamie Raskin portrait
Danny K. Davis portrait
Suzanne Bonamici portrait
+47 more cosponsors
H.R. 6910 · 2025 · Sponsored
United States International Development Corporation Chief Development Officer Act
In Committee
H.R. 6736 · 2025 · Sponsored
ARMAS Act of 2025
In Committee
Robin Kelly portrait
James P. McGovern portrait
Dina Titus portrait
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz portrait
Adelita Grijalva portrait
+23 more cosponsors
H.R. 6563 · 2025 · Sponsored
To require notifications of changes to policies and procedures governing terrorist watchlist and transnational organized crime watchlist, and for other purposes.
In Committee
H.R. 6562 · 2025 · Sponsored
United States Development Finance Corporation Effectiveness Act
In Committee
H.R. 6347 · 2025 · Sponsored
Global Child Thrive Reauthorization Act of 2025
In Committee
Richard McCormick portrait
Johnny Olszewski portrait
Brian Fitzpatrick portrait
Michael Lawler portrait
Brad Sherman portrait
Thomas Kean portrait
H.Res. 653 · 2025 · Sponsored
Expressing support for the Japanese Diet's Caucus for Universal Values in the Indo-Pacific and for continued United States-Japan interparliamentary collaboration to advance democracy in the region.
In Committee
Vern Buchanan portrait
Dina Titus portrait
Adrian Smith portrait
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Statistics
Bills sponsored
35
Bills cosponsored
356
Total votes cast
6,617
Recent votes
News mentions
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Congressional terms
2025–2027· Current
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119th Congress · TX · D
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