Castro Continues Push to Shut Down the Dilley Trailer Prison
this month calling for the closure of the facility. Watch press conference here . The group was joined
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ICYMI: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Members of Congress Hold Press Conference Following Oversight Visit To Dilley ICE Detention Center
inhumane treatment of children and families at the facility. Congresswoman Fletcher’s press conference remarks as delivered: Thanks … September 2025 across a rapidly expanding network of facilities. The ICE Detention Center in Dilley reopened in March
Castro Statement on New Housing Planned for JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
medical trainees from these barracks into other housing facilities on the base. Print Email Tweet
Congressman Gonzalez Hits the Ground Running for CCAD
completion and modernization of a Powertrain Facility at CCAD. This facility will provide the Army with adequate space
Representatives Escobar, Alford Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Cut Red Tape and Accelerate Military Construction
should not have to wait years for the facilities and infrastructure they need because of outdated red tape
Congresswoman Escobar Leads Texas Democratic Delegation in Letter to HHS, ORR on Unaccompanied Minors
unaccompanied minors from across the country to ORR facilities in Texas and we fear it may indicate plans … state that no longer provides oversight of childcare facilities for immigrant children. This would result in an alarming
Castro Leads 110 Democrats in Demanding Dilley Trailer Prison Be Shut Down
children. The lawmakers outlined the conditions at the facility leading to lasting trauma, writing, “Parents describe horrendous conditions … detained no longer than 20 days in unlicensed facilities. The Trump Administration consistently and systematically violates these requirements
Congresswoman Escobar Statement on Human Rights Watch/ACLU Report on Camp East Montana
have been sounding alarms about since the facility opened in August 2025. “In my nearly ten oversight visits … reporting requirements, funding entities that provide oversight to facilities like Camp East Montana, preventing the use of military
Congresswoman Escobar Demands More Information on La Tuna Closure from BOP
also impacts the people detained at these facilities who are now facing relocation to other sites, away from … federal offenders serve their sentences of imprisonment in facilities that are safe, human, cost-efficient, and appropriately secure
Congressman Menefee Demands Answers from EPA on Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens Contamination
Houston Wood Preserving Works site, a contaminated rail facility whose creosote pollution spread into the soil and groundwater
TRANSCRIPT: Congresswoman Escobar Questions DHS Secretary Mullin During Oversight Hearing, Discusses Socorro Detention Warehouses and More
that it would take years to prepare those facilities, but it would also take probably multiple millions
TRANSCRIPT: Congresswoman Escobar Speaks on Military Funding, Military Promotions, Readiness and More During Markup of Defense FY27 Funding Bill
support community investments (e.g., community centers, public recreation facilities, outdoor parks and activity areas, and similar shared … Republicans. Amendment on Impact of Immigration Detention Facilities on Military Readiness: Congresswoman Escobar offered an amendment to direct
Congressman Castro Calls for the Release and Reunification of Dad and 13-Year-Old Son in ICE Detention
being locked away at a different facility. “Yesterday, ICE said he could go home. Santi went
Congresswoman Escobar Sends Letter to DHS Secretary and Acting ICE Director on Suspected Overdoses at Camp East Montana
Enforcement’s (ICE) Camp East Montana immigration detention facility in El Paso. These incidents raise urgent questions about … Paso community have raised grave concerns regarding the facility’s conditions, including but not limited to, failures
Castro Calls for the Release of San Antonio Dad in ICE Detention Center
Octavio has been held in an ICE detention facility since April. Because he was the sole provider … okay and to check on conditions at the facility. Octavio should be released immediately and reunited with
On 14th Anniversary of DACA, Congressman Menefee Celebrates Dreamers and Speaks Out Against Trump Administration
Visit at Dilley Immigration Processing Center, Calls for Facility’s Closure
ICYMI: Congressman Gonzalez’s Efforts to Combat New World Screwworm Infestation
recent opening of a new sterile fly dispersal facility in South Texas is welcomed, it will … flies per week were being produced at a facility in South Texas. The Congressman’s record of working
Castro, Stanton, Barragán Demand Transparency on DNA Collection of Detained Families at Dilley Detention Facility
Collection of Detained Families at Dilley Detention Facility WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following a congressional oversight visit to the Dilley … collects DNA samples from individuals detained at the facility, including parents and children. Given the sensitive nature
TRANSCRIPT: Congresswoman Escobar Speaks on Camp East Montana, GAO Report, Mt. Cristo Rey, and More During Homeland Security Appropriations Committee Markup
design, construction, and operation of immigration detention facilities at military installations. This amendment was rejected by Republicans … yield back. 1st amendment on preventing immigration detention facilities at military installations (Part 1) Congresswoman Escobar: Thank
Castro Statement on Final Passage of Funding Bill
Congress to meet with detained individuals in ICE facilities. To view the amendments, click here and here . House
Congresswoman Escobar Statement on GAO Report About “Waste and Performance Issues” at Camp East Montana
Camp East Montana Provide Valuable Lessons for Future Facilities”: “A loaded gun taken onto a military installation
Congresswoman Escobar Statement on Republican Reconciliation 2.0
that money is being spent: on massive detention facilities, no-bid contracts, and warehouses being converted into immigrant
Castro Pushes to End Child Detention and ICE Secrecy in Funding Bill
among Members of Congress and people in ICE facilities and end the detention of kids altogether. Child detention … issued a memo restricting meetings at ICE detention facilities. The memo stated that ICE would only facilitate meetings
TRANSCRIPT: Congresswoman Escobar Speaks on Republican Reconciliation 2.0 Bill, Discusses Republican Priorities, Camp East Montana, ICE & CBP Funding
includes a homicide that occurred inside the detention facility in my district at Camp East Montana. This money … Beautiful Bill dollars that Republicans approved. That facility can hold up to 5,000 human beings
TRANSCRIPT: Congresswoman Escobar Speaks on Meta Data Center, Drunk Driving During Appropriations Markup
permitting program, changes the definition of when a facility “begins actual construction to only require a Clean … permit before constructing emitting units, not other facility components.” And what this means is that a data center