Texas Dem Who Wanted To Bring Back Concentration Camps Loses Primary

She wanted to turn Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers into concentration camps to hold “American Zionists.”

Now, Democrat congressional candidate Maureen Galindo, who is also a sex therapist, lost a primary runoff for a key House seat in Texas.

Her opponent, Bexar County sheriff’s deputy Johnny Garcia, won the Democratic nomination for Texas’ 35th Congressional District with 64% of the vote on Tuesday, according to KSAT.

Galindo’s campaign previously posted on Instagram that “when Maureen gets into Congress, she’ll write legislation so that all Zionism and support of Zionism is undoubtedly Anti-semitic, since it’s Zionists harming the Semites.”

The post added that she would “turn Karnes ICE Detention Center into a prison for American Zionists and former ICE officers for human trafficking,” adding that it would serve as “a castration processing center for pedophiles which will probably be most of the Zionists.”

She later clarified on her Instagram that the comments did “NOT mean putting all Jews in internment camps.”

Conceding the race Tuesday night, Galindo declared that “Israel won tonight but this is only the beginning for US,” according to The Washington Post.

Republicans tried to meddle in our election but tonight TX Democrats showed that we won’t stand for hate.

I’m honored to be your official democratic nominee for Texas’ 35th Congressional District. #TX35 is officially in play. No te metas con Tejas

— Johnny Garcia For Congress (@johnnygarciatx) May 27, 2026

Garcia wrote on X that while “Republicans tried to meddle in our election … TX Democrats showed that we won’t stand for hate.”

Galindo’s earlier antisemitic post about repurposing ICE detention centers drew criticism from her fellow Democrats.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) labeled Galindo as “MAGA Maureen” in a recent ad.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called Galindo’s remarks “absolutely disgusting,” adding that “the donors behind the Republican super PAC funding her should be exposed.”

If Galindo wins. I will force a vote to expel her, everyday, until we achieve that objective! I will hold the floor everyday until she is gone. My grandmother was part of the kindertransport out of Berlin. Her parents were killed in Auschwitz. My kids are never going to “the… https://t.co/uAQ0Ajca4F

— Jared Moskowitz (@JaredEMoskowitz) May 20, 2026

Democratic Reps. Josh Gottheimer (NJ) and Jared Moskowitz (FL) also pledged to expel Galindo from Congress if she won her election.

“My grandmother was part of the kindertransport (sic) out of Berlin. Her parents were killed in Auschwitz. My kids are never going to ‘the camps,'” Moskowitz said in an earlier X post.