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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Greg Casar and over 100 Members of Congress demanded that ICE release Wilber Rafael Garces Perez from detention to allow him to receive medical treatment and stop its efforts to deport him. Mr. Garces Perez is a 28-year-old DoorDash driver who was shot in the back by an ICE agent in Austin on September 20th.
In a letter authored by Casar to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Acting ICE Director David Venturella, the Members demand that:
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Following the shooting of a man by ICE, Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security demanding cooperation with an “immediate, independent investigation,” full release of any footage of the shooting, and accountability for any wrongdoing by the agent responsible.
On September 20th, 2026, an ICE officer shot and wounded a man in Austin.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) responded to information from CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic, demanding greater transparency about recent major security incidents at both companies.
On August 10, 2026, Casar led dozens of members of Congress demanding that both OpenAI and Anthropic release more information about recent security lapses. While both companies responded with some information, neither met the standard of transparency demanded in the initial request.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) led 23 members of Congress demanding Anthropic disclose additional information about the company’s disclosure that Anthropic models have, in three separate incidents, hacked unsuspecting companies without Anthropic’s knowledge.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) led 31 members of Congress demanding OpenAI disclose additional information about a “deeply troubling cybersecurity incident” in which a frontier model exploited a security vulnerability to access the Internet without permission and hack into another organization.
WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) led 19 members of Congress calling on Speaker Mike Johnson to immediately schedule open hearings with the CEOs of America’s largest AI companies. The letter is co-led by Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), lead Democrat on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, led Texas Democrats on the committee demanding an investigation into the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents.
Casar is joined by Reps. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), Christian Menefee (TX-18).
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas) announced Bella Lucia Jaimes as the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for high school students in Texas’s 35th congressional district.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Greg Casar (TX-35), joined by Reps. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Steven Horsford (NV-04) introduced the Double the Wage for Overtime Act, which would increase the rate of overtime pay for the first time in nearly 90 years.