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Photos: Julian Castro visits Iowa City, accompanies refugee to immigration meeting
Nov. 12, 2019 2:35 pm
Presidential candidate and former HUD secretary Castro met with immigrants at the Iowa City Catholic Worker House before accompanying Jose Robinson Palacios to a mandatory check-in appointment in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday morning.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro listens to Glenda Juliza Agiular de Cortez during a roundtable discussion at the Iowa City Catholic Worker House on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Castro later accompanied Jose Robinson Palacios (left) to the Homeland Security office in Cedar Rapids for his mandatory check-in. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
People lay hands and pray over Jose Robinson Palacios (center) before his his mandatory check-in appointment at the Homeland Security office in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Robinson Palacios, an Afro-Honduran refugee seeking asylum, was accompanied by former HUD Secretary and presidential candidate Julian Castro (at right). (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Jose Robinson Palacios (center) shows his ankle, now free of his ankle monitor, after leaving his mandatory check-in appointment at the Homeland Security office in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Robinson Palacios, an Afro-Honduran refugee seeking asylum, was accompanied by former HUD Secretary and presidential candidate Julian Castro and interpreter Emily Sinnwell. During the check-in he requested that his ankle monitor be removed. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Volunteers and community supporters fill the Iowa City Catholic Worker House as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro listens to immigrants seeking legal status during a roundtable discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Castro later accompanied Jose Robinson Palacios (left) to the Homeland Security office in Cedar Rapids for his mandatory check-in. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro listens to Glenda Juliza Agiular de Cortez during a roundtable discussion at the Iowa City Catholic Worker House on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Castro later accompanied Jose Robinson Palacios (left) to the Homeland Security office in Cedar Rapids for his mandatory check-in. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro greets Glenda Juliza Agiular de Cortez and her son Anderson after a roundtable discussion at the Iowa City Catholic Worker House on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Anderson was born in the US shortly after Aguilar de Cortez arrived in America. Her husband was separated from them at the border and is in Mexico awaiting a hearing. Castro later accompanied Jose Robinson Palacios (left) to the Homeland Security office in Cedar Rapids for his mandatory check-in. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Jose Robinson Palacios and Julian Castro lead a group of supporters as Robinson Palacios arrives for a check-in at the Homeland Security office in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Robinson Palacios, an Afro-Honduran refugee seeking asylum, was accompanied by former HUD Secretary and presidential candidate Castro and interpreter Emily Sinnwell into his appointment. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Supporters wait outside as Jose Robinson Palacios waits inside for his mandatory check-in appointment at the Homeland Security office in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Jose Robinson Palacios (center) collects himself while speaking to supporters and press after leaving his mandatory check-in appointment at the Homeland Security office in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Robinson Palacios, an Afro-Honduran refugee seeking asylum, was accompanied by former HUD Secretary and presidential candidate Julian Castro (left) and interpreter Emily Sinnwell (right). During the check-in he requested that his ankle monitor be removed. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Jose Robinson Palacios hugs Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro after Robinson's check-in at Homeland Security in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Castro accompanied Robinson Palacios, an Afro-Honduran refugee, to the check-in along with interpreter Emily Sinnwell. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro addresses supporters of Jose Robinson Palacios after Robinson's check-in at Homeland Security in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Castro rode a bus with others from the Iowa City Catholic Worker House accompany Robinson Palacios, an Afro-Honduran refugee, to the check-in. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro addresses supporters of Jose Robinson Palacios after Robinson's check-in at Homeland Security in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Castro accompanied Robinson Palacios, an Afro-Honduran refugee, to the check-in. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro addresses members of the media following an accompaniment action at Homeland Security in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Castro accompanied volunteers and others from the Iowa City Catholic Worker House to the check-in for Robinson Palacios. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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