Dozens of Latino lawmakers and leaders are pressuring Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who chairs the Democratic Governors Association, to invest $10 million in the Texas governor's race, according to a letter to Beshear that Axios obtained. - Texas state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, who polls suggest is running a strong challenge to Gov. Greg Abbott (R), is trying to become Texas' first Latino governor. Beshear must decide soon how to invest the DGA's cash in the 36 states with governor's races in November. Why it matters: Beshear is considering a presidential run in 2028. Latino voters are critical in the early primary states of Nevada and New Mexico, and are a key swing vote in general elections. - Beshear's decision on where to spend tens of…
A once-obscure ICE program that empowers local law enforcement officers to essentially act as immigration agents has rapidly expanded since Donald Trump returned to office. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) joins guest host Catherine Rampell on The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi to discuss why local police should abandon this program.
AI:An obscure ICE program that empowers local law enforcement officers to function as immigration agents has undergone rapid expansion since Donald Trump took office. Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX) is criticizing the initiative and calling for local police departments to abandon the program, marking a growing pushback from Democrats against the administration's intensified deportation agenda.Open
Rep. Joaquin Castro and other congressional Democrats have sent a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin urging the shutdown of the Dilley immigration detention center.
Bringing Israel’s nuclear deterrent into the light strikes at the core of the Israeli-American defense bargain. The post The Unexpected Consequences of Dispelling Israeli Nuclear Ambiguity appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs The Unexpected Consequences of Dispelling Israeli Nuclear Ambiguity Bringing Israel’s nuclear deterrent into the light strikes at the core of the Israeli-American defense bargain. Of the many indications that Donald Trump’s Iranian adventure has spun out of control, perhaps the most telling—and significant—is the demand from members of Congress that the U.S. acknowledge Israel’s nuclear weapons arsenal and its unchallenged status as a longtime member of the nuclear weapons fraternity. The current initiative, led by Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and supported by more than a score of House Democrats, calls upon Washington openly to discuss Israel’s nuclear…Open
The Texas Democrat has used his perch in Congress to highlight sympathetic cases in his push to free detainees and call attention to the cruel consequences of President Trump’s immigration agenda.
Representative Joaquin Castro of Texas led a delegation of Democrats to a South Texas detention center to press for the release of the brothers and their family.
“To unnecessarily deport a sick baby and his entire family is heinous,” said Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro, who had accused ICE of failing urgent medical care.
A 10-mile ring of airspace centered on El Paso, Texas, is effectively closed to aircraft for the next 10 days after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a surprise restriction late Tuesday night for "special security reasons." Why it matters: The temporary flight restriction , or TFR, includes the airspace over El Paso International Airport, effectively shutting down the city's main aviation link. - A notice to pilots classified the area as "national defense airspace," and warned that deadly force may be used against aircraft violating the restriction, standard language for such designations. What they're saying: "All flights to and from El Paso are grounded, including commercial, cargo and general aviation," El Paso International…
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) vowed to continue his campaign against the detention of children after picking up 5-year-old Liam Ramos from ICE detention and escorting him back to Minnesota Sunday. Why it matters: After Ramos' release, Democrats are now focusing on other children that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained and the condition of detention centers. - ICE routinely detains children whose parents are arrested and targeted for deportation and creating detention space for families before they're deported has been a priority of the second Trump administration, Axios' Brittany Gibson notes . - There's no direct data on the number of children in immigration custody, but nonprofit news outlet the Marshall Project's…
AI:Following the release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos from ICE custody, Democrats are intensifying their campaign against the Trump administration's immigration enforcement and detention practices. Representative Joaquin Castro personally escorted Ramos and his father back to Minnesota, vowing to continue fighting for the release of all detained children and families. Democratic leaders, including Governor Tim Walz and Senator Amy Klobuchar, have criticized the administration's tactics, with some calling the detention conditions "dangerous" and "chaotic." As part of a broader political push, Democrats are targeting DHS funding in an effort to obstruct the current administration's deportation agenda and its focus on clearing detention space for…Open
