2 immigrants in U.S. illegally are named to Huntington Park commissions
![Francisco Medina, left, and Julian Zatarain, right, listens to council members' comments after their appointment as city commissioners at Huntington Park City Hall.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0ab8fbe/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F12%2F4d%2Fa3b58084c7d8d35f9dc78439fef9%2F2434975-me-0803-immigrant-mwy-0014.jpg)
Francisco Medina, left, and Julian Zatarain, right, listens to council members’ comments after their appointment as city commissioners at Huntington Park City Hall.
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Julian Zatarain, left, says the pledge of allegiance before being appointed to the Huntington Park Parks and Recreation Commission. He has lived in the country illegally since age 13.
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Julian Zatarain, center, peeks into the council meeting as they discuss the city commissioners at Huntington Park City Hall.
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Francisco Medina, center, an immigrant in the U.S. illegally, listens as his name is called to appointment as city commissioner during the council meeting at Huntington Park City Hall.
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Julian Zatarain, a 21-year-old college student, came to the U.S. illegally from Sinaloa, Mexico, when he was 13. Monday he was appointed a city commissioner at Huntington Park City Hall.
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