{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://castro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/castro-calls-for-release-of-san-antonio-us-naval-academy-midshipmans-mom-to-be-released-from-dilley-trailer-prison", "Castro Calls for Release of San Antonio U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman\u2019s Mom to Be Released from Dilley Trailer Prison", "2026-08-28", "2026", "2026-08", "Democrat", "House", "TX", "Joaquin Castro", "C001091", "castro.house.gov", "castro", "https://castro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases", "scraper", "SAN ANTONIO, TX \u2014 Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the statement below regarding a San Antonio student whose mother is being detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center. Today, Castro will go to Dilley for his ninth visit this year alongside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Congressional team.\n\n\u201cEarlier this year, I proudly nominated David Garcia to the U.S. Naval Academy because of his academic excellence and commitment to service. He began as a midshipman this summer.\n\n\u201cRight now, his mother, Maria, is locked away at the Dilley Trailer Prison. ICE took her when she showed up for her green card interview. She was doing everything the right way.\n\n\u201cThe Trump Administration is targeting military families and leaving a dark stain on our nation.\n\n\u201cI am calling for ICE to release David\u2019s mom Maria immediately.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nEarlier this year, Congressman Castro successfully nominated David Garcia to be appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy. Garcia started as a midshipman this summer. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained his mother, Maria Rocio Rocha, while she was at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office for a green card interview on August 25, 2026. She was then transferred to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, also known as the Dilley Trailer Prison.\n\nAdditional Information:\n\nThis morning, Castro joined Democracy Now! and called on ICE to immediately release Maria Rocio Rocha. Find the transcript below:\n\nThe Trump Administration, it's clear, is also targeting military families. We've seen this kind of story come up now several times.\n\nDavid Garcia is an outstanding young man from San Antonio in my congressional district. I nominated him to the U.S. Naval Academy and he's there right now. Unfortunately, his mom had been granted parole in place and showed up for her green card interview and when she did, ICE took her.\n\nNow she's sitting in that Dilley Trailer Prison as her son is at the U.S. Naval Academy as we speak. I've been in contact with ICE. I'm working on his mom Maria's case, and I'm hoping to see her today. But we were still working out getting all of the privacy and permission forms that we need.\n\nYou've got this young man who is serving his country, who absolutely represents the best of us\u2014his mom that was doing everything right, as they say\u2014and still, Donald Trump and his administration, with the help of governors like Greg Abbott, are targeting them.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-28T17:11:49Z", "2026-08-28T17:13:14Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://castro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/castro-calls-for-release-of-san-antonio-us-naval-academy-midshipmans-mom-to-be-released-from-dilley-trailer-prison"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.9524920284748077, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}