Joaquín Castro

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro says a 5-year-old boy released from the Dilley family detention center is recovering, as confirmed measles cases there prompted a quarantine and renewed scrutiny of conditions inside the facility.

Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, arrived back in the Minneapolis area on Sunday morning after being released from a South Texas immigration detention center under a federal court order.

Federal and state lawmakers and other advocates called for justice for migrant detainees, including 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.

The San Antonio Democrat said at The Texas Tribune Festival that he hoped to form a statewide slate with Colin Allred, Beto O’Rourke and James Talarico, but the group couldn’t find consensus.

Rep. Joaquin Castro said he will vote against the current bill to fund and reopen the federal government and discussed his future plans for political office.

San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro asks Governor Abbott not to let President Trump use Texas troops as 'props' in 'a kind of invasion' of Illinois. He also urges members of the House GOP to come back to the negotiating table to end the government shutdown.

The Enhanced Premium Tax Credit is set to expire at the end of the year. San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro says an extension is part of the negotiation for a spending bill that would avert a government shutdown, but that negotiation has stalled.

The proposed Republican redistricting congressional map cuts San Antonio Congressman Joaquin Castro and other Democrats out of their home districts.

Gov. Greg Abbott has added congressional redistricting to the state legislature's upcoming special session at President Donald Trump's request to create new Republican seats. One expert said it's an unusual and risky move.