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Representative for Texas District 16

Born

September 15, 1969

Age 56

Phone

(202) 225-4831

Office

2448 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington 20515

Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Texas District 16

Veronica Escobar

Veronica Escobar is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district, based in El Paso, since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as an El Paso County commissioner from 2007 to 2011 and the El Paso county judge from 2011 until 2017.

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Voting Record — 583

Yes41%

No57%

Present0%

Not Voting2%

Party align98%

Cross-party0%

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Congressional District 16

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Veronica Escobar

U.S. RepresentativeDemocratTexas District 16

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Veronica's ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 16 sponsored · 64 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 16(source)

Camp East Montana - the $1.24 billion migrant detention facility in El Paso - has been disastrous and inhumane. DHS’s plan to warehouse human beings here is even worse. I’m proud of our local coordinated effort to prevent it. We won’t stop until this horrific idea is rejected.

Nick Miroff

@nickmiroff.bsky.social

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NEW: with Kristi Noem out and mass deportations polling badly, ICE's $38 billion warehouse conversion plan is in trouble and DHS officials say a "pause" wouldn't be a bad thing www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 13(source)

That tent facility should be shuttered, and ICE’s plan to literally warehouse 8500 human beings in Socorro should be terminated. The United States already has the largest immigration detention network in the world, and these added facilities serve only as tools for the administration’s inhumanity.

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 13(source)

Whether the new contractor is an improvement remains to be seen, and I remain deeply concerned about the chronic substandard conditions that exist at Camp East Montana.

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 13(source)

While I’m relieved that Acquisition Logistics has been fired by DHS, they should also be investigated for the fraud they’ve perpetrated on the American taxpayer. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Fort Bliss detention center to get new operator after scrutiny

DHS is hiring a new contractor to run the troubled Camp East Montana immigrant detention center, the nation's largest, after three recent deaths and outbreaks of tuberculosis and measles.

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 6(source)

I cannot in good conscience support additional money for ICE and Border Patrol, especially when the Trump administration has refused to answer our questions and seems committed to furthering the fraud, corruption, lawlessness and constitutional violations we have already seen on their watch.

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 6(source)

ICE and Border Patrol have more than enough funding available because of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which provided a whopping $165 billion for DHS, with $85 billion alone for ICE.

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 6(source)

I support funding the Transportation Security Administration, FEMA, and other agencies under DHS, which is why I have instead signed on to a bill that provides a full appropriation for all of DHS excluding ICE and Border Patrol. 🧵

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 5(source)

Kristi Noem goes down as one of the most - if not the most - corrupt, incompetent Homeland Security Secretaries in our country’s history. Her firing was long overdue.

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 4(source)

Our community must remain vigilant and committed to the continued fight while rejoicing that this dark chapter is over.

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 4(source)

It also does not mean the Trump administration will not continue to exploit El Paso for their immigration enforcement purposes - including with the administration’s purchase of warehouses in Socorro.

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 4(source)

While reports of its closure are cause for a sigh of relief, it does not mean an end to my determination to seek accountability, both for Acquisition Logistics and DHS.

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 4(source)

Instead, it promoted the dehumanization of immigrants and lined the pockets of a corrupt, incompetent private prison corporation.

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 4(source)

Camp East Montana should have never opened. The $1.24 billion cost for this facility could have been used for healthcare, nutrition programs, and a litany of other things to improve our society and our country.

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 4(source)

It represents the epitome of fraud, waste, abuse, and the exploitation of human suffering at the hands of private prison corporations and the Trump administration.

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 4(source)

🚨 CAMP EAST MONTANA REPORTEDLY SET TO CLOSE The Trump administration has used El Paso as ground zero for its sick, twisted immigration enforcement policies for years, and Camp East Montana is no different. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

ICE taking steps to close detention center at Fort Bliss, document shows

Preparations to shutter Camp East Montana in El Paso come less than eight months after facility’s opening, according to an internal ICE document.

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 3(source)

There has been nothing but crisis after crisis inside the walls of this tent city. I again renew my call for DHS to shut down Camp East Montana and for the Department of Justice to investigate the contractor for fraud.

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 3(source)

While on one hand, it is a good thing that the measles outbreak is being taken seriously, on the other hand, I am alarmed that a preventable crisis has created conditions where detainees can only access their lawyers virtually.

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 3(source)

Equally disappointing, as has been the case with every crisis inside the facility, ICE did not communicate with my office proactively about the closure of the facility to attorneys and visitors.

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 3(source)

There has also been consistently sub-par access to hygiene, janitorial and laundry services. Whether this has been deliberate on the part of the contractor, or a result of incompetence, the end result is the same: a violation of federal standards and outright fraud.

Rep. Veronica Escobar@repescobar.bsky.socialMar 3(source)

Despite what I was initially told about the level of medical care inside the facility, it became very clear to me early on that serious medical issues were being overlooked and, in some cases, medical attention was non-existent for urgent health issues.

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Sponsored Bills(16)

H.R. 9404 (119th)
To amend chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Aff…
H.R. 9403 (119th)
To require the Secretary of Defense to update guidance for the Junior Reserve Officers' Trai…
H. Res. 1327 (119th)
Supporting the designation of May 2026 as "Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month".
H.R. 8372 (119th)
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide to certain congressional committees a…
H.R. 7823 (119th)
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Traveler Redress Inquiry Pr…

Cosponsored Bills(64)

H. Res. 1366 (119th)
Commending Taiwan on the 30th anniversary of its first direct presidential election in 1996,…
Joined: 2026-06-11
H.R. 9270 (119th)
To address the enforcement of the immigration laws with respect to unaccompanied minors.
Joined: 2026-06-11
H.R. 9018 (119th)
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide to Congress notice of any suicide or …
Joined: 2026-05-22
H. Res. 1320 (119th)
Calling upon all Americans on this Memorial Day, 2026, to honor the men and women of the Arm…
Joined: 2026-05-22
H.R. 8744 (119th)
To prohibit the import of certain goods produced, sourced, made, or otherwise derived from d…
Joined: 2026-05-12

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Voting History

583 total votes

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Date	Bill	Question	Position	Party Maj	Align?	Result
2026-02-24	S. 2503 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-02-24	H.R. 6329 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-02-12	H.R. 2189 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-11	S. 1383 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-11	S. 1383 (119th)	Motion to Commit	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-02-11	H.R. 261 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-11	H.R. 261 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-02-11	H.J. Res. 72 (119th)	Final passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-02-11	H.R. 3617 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-11	H.R. 3617 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-02-11	H. Res. 1057 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-11	H. Res. 1057 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-11	H. Res. 1042 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2026-02-11	H. Res. 1042 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-10	H.R. 1531 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-02-09	H.R. 6644 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-02-04	H.J. Res. 142 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-04	H.R. 4090 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-04	H.R. 4090 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-02-03	H.R. 7148 (119th)	Accept Senate changes	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-03	H. Res. 1032 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-03	H. Res. 1032 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-02-03	H.R. 3123 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-02-02	H.R. 980 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-01-22	H. Con. Res. 68 (119th)	Approve resolution	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-01-22	H.R. 6359 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-22	H.R. 6359 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-01-22	H.R. 7148 (119th)	Final passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-01-22	H.R. 7148 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2026-01-22	H.R. 7148 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2026-01-22	H.R. 7147 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-22	H. Res. 1014 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-22	H. Res. 1014 (119th)	Approve amendment	YES	YES	✓	Agreed to
2026-01-22	H. Res. 1014 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-21	H.J. Res. 140 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-21	H.R. 6945 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-21	H.R. 6945 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-01-21	H. Res. 1009 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-21	H. Res. 1009 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-21	H.R. 5764 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-01-20	H.R. 5763 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2026-01-15	H.R. 2988 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-15	H.R. 2988 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2026-01-15	H.R. 2988 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	YES	✕	Agreed to
2026-01-14	H.R. 7006 (119th)	Final passage	NO	YES	✕	Passed
2026-01-14	H.R. 7006 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2026-01-14	H.R. 7006 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2026-01-14	H. Res. 992 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-14	H. Res. 992 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2026-01-13	H.R. 4593 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed

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