Texas Democrats Put Out Controversial Call - Patriot Newsfeed

Texas Democrats Put Out Controversial Call - Patriot Newsfeed

Two Texas Democratic congressmen are calling on six municipalities in Bexar County to terminate agreements allowing local police officers to perform certain federal immigration enforcement functions, putting the lawmakers at odds with an enforcement program that has existed since the Clinton administration. Reps. Joaquin Castro and Greg Casar made their case Wednesday during a press conference in San Antonio, targeting 287(g) agreements between …

Texas Democrats Make New Move Against ICE

Two prominent Texas Democratic congressmen are urging local officials to walk away from federal immigration partnerships that state law requires. Joaquin Castro and Greg Casar held a press conference in San Antonio calling on six Bexar County cities to end their 287(g) agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The cities — Hollywood Park, China Grove, St. Hedwig, Balcones Heights, Sandy Oaks, and Von Ormy — operate under the Task…

Rep. Joaquin Castro: ” I don’t think that, for the sake of the country, ICE, as it exists today, can continue years into the future.” Today’s edition of Democrats working for us.

Texas Democrat Joaquin Castro made that statement in an interview with The Texas Tribune for their August, 7, 2026 article: Democrats in Congress…

Democrat Texas Reps Urge Cities to Separate Ties with ICE

Two prominent Texas Democrats, Congressmen Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and Greg Casar (D-TX), urged six Bexar County cities to end their 287(g) agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The agreements, required for all county jails under Texas law, allow state and local police officers to carry out certain immigration enforcement activities delegated to them under the Immigration and Nationality Act. The post Democrat Texas Reps …