Julián Castro is dropping out of the 2020 presidential race.

The first Mexican-American to ever run for U.S. president, Castro was vocal on matters of criminal justice reform, slavery reparations and immigration reports ABC News. He spoke out on the media's treatment of Kamala Harris when the former presidential contender dropped out of the race on December 3.

The former secretary for the Department of Housing and Urban Development's announcement came via a video posted to social media Thursday morning after months of lagging behind in polls and difficulties with fundraising.

"It’s with profound gratitude to all of our supporters that I suspend my campaign for president today," a Twitter caption accompanying a video recap of his campaign, including its suspension, read. "I’m so proud of everything we’ve accomplished together. I’m going to keep fighting for an America where everyone counts—I hope you’ll join me in that fight."

Castro recently stopped by Blavity for an episode of "The Sit Down" where he discussed his stance on reparations, police brutality and immigration. 


"If the government takes your property that’s considered a taking and they owe compensation," Castro said to Blavity Senior Politics Editor Kandist Mallett on the subject of reparations.

"So why wouldn’t we compensate people who were actively sanctioned as property by the state or in this case their descendants? I believe that we should."

With Castro's resignation from the race, only three candidates of color, Cory Booker, Andrew Yang and Deval Patrick, remain in the Democratic field of presidential contenders. Booker did not meet the qualifications for December's democratic debate but will be able to join the stage for January's, according to Newsweek.

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