Joaquin Castro: “At the same time, I believe that this piece of legislation offers false hope to families, rather than pursues real…”

These are many times the providers for the family. They’re not just taking out the dad; they’re taking out the Latino family, and it’s really struck a nerve.

The annual reports submitted by the Department of State under this provision have not, for at least a decade, provided the specific calculated figure the statute requires.

To really understand that's going on with Dilley, we gotta be able to see what's going on behind those walls. There's a brutality behind those walls.

I'm surprised that we have not taken a stronger stand and said, when you've got a group of people, including kids, that have committed no crime, we're not gonna put up with that, we are going to be able to see what's going on.