Article snippet: SAN ANTONIO — Julián Castro was back here in his hometown last weekend, inside an old uniform factory turned industrial office complex to triumphantly christen a new headquarters for what has suddenly become a revitalized Democratic presidential campaign. “The media often focused on a few candidates out of Washington, D.C., but we are here in Texas,” Castro, 44, shouted to cheers from a crowd filled with people decked out in glitter and rainbow-colored attire for the San Antonio Pride Parade. “We sent them a message that other night, that they can’t ignore this campaign anymore.” The former US housing secretary launched his White House bid in January with a small team, few resources, and no list of donors. He gained little traction, even as he became the first candidate in a crowded field to put forth detailed policy proposals on police brutality and immigration. But the presidential debates last week altered his campaign’s trajectory. A breakout performance among the 10 contenders on the first night — calling to decriminalize illegally entering the United States and promising that on “Jan. 20, 2021, we will say adios to Donald Trump” — had Castro effectively setting the Democratic agenda on immigration. Now the Trump administration faces growing outrage over the deaths of a migrant father and his daughter at the Mexican border along with mounting evidence of abusive conditions at immigrant detention facilities. And the renewed focus on immigration is fueling Ca... Link to the full article to read more