Iowa Latino Administrator Calls it Quits

Iowa Department of Latino Affairs Administrator Armando Villareal speaks during an informational community meeting in Marshalltown, Iowa. (2006 File Photo, AP Photo/Kevin Sanders)

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By Becky Ogann

Story Created: Oct 10, 2008 at 3:27 PM CST

Story Updated: Oct 10, 2008 at 3:27 PM CST

DES MOINES (AP) - The administrator of the Iowa Division of Latino Affairs has abruptly quit his job.

Walter Reed, the director of the Iowa Department of Human Rights, says Armando Villareal turned in his resignation on Sept. 29 and left without further explanation. Reed's office oversees the Latino affairs division.

Salvador Alaniz, a member of the Iowa Commission on Latino Affairs, says Villareal's departure was a surprise.

The Latino Affairs Division has become more visible in recent years with the growth in Iowa's Hispanic population.

In recent months, Villareal has been a liaison to the Hispanic community in northeast Iowa following a federal immigration raid at the Agriprocessors Inc. meatpacking plant in Postville.

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