Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump defended comments made about Gonzalo Curiel, the federal judge overlooking a civil lawsuit against the now-defunct Trump University, by labeling the judge a "hater" with obvious biases toward his border wall policy.

Trump backed the claim by suggesting Curiel was part of La Raza, a civil rights organization advocating for immigration reform. Curiel is part of La Raza, only he's involvement with San Diego's La Raza Lawyers Association. One group is not associated with the other.

Last week's decree is that latest in a string of bloviated claims about Mexicans and Central Americans Trump has made since announcing his campaign last June; a campaign that kicked off by calling Mexicans "rapists" and "criminals." Trump's targeted everyone from politicians to reporters to Latino advocacy groups along the way, indifferent to how Latinos -- the fastest-growing demographic in the country -- feel about it.

Here are five Latinos Trump has attacked over the last year, beginning with the judge who once fought a Mexican drug cartel.

Gonzalo Curiel

Curiel was born in Indiana, though his Jalisco, Mexico-born parents each became naturalized citizens. Nevertheless, Trump believes Curiel's Hispanic heritage makes him biased.

"He's a Mexican," Trump told CNN's Jake Tapper earlier this month. "We're building a wall between here and Mexico. This judge is giving us unfair rulings. Now I say, why? Well, I want to - I'm building a wall, ok? And it's a wall between Mexico, not another country."

Trump began the interview by saying he respects Curiel for being proud of his heritage. It ended by the assertion that Curiel cannot do his job because of his race.

Trump undermined the judge's record by insinuating he could not separate personal beliefs from judicial duties, but Curiel's heritage was never questioned while he was persecuting Mexican drug cartel leaders.

Working as a federal prosecutor in Southern California in late 1990s, Curiel worked to extradite members of the multi-billion-dollar Arellano Felix cartel. A security detail traveled with Curiel as cases played out, lasting through at least 2002 while he was lead attorney for the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force.

Trump incorrectly labeled Curiel a "Mexican" and assumed this was enough for him to play favorites. Curiel's track record says otherwise.

Susana Martinez

Republican New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez may be the most prominent Latina political figures in the country.

In addition to serving as first-ever Latina governor, Martinez is also chairwoman of the Republican Governors Association. TIME has named her one of the world's most influential people, and the people of New Mexico agree, giving Martinez a 54-percent approval rating in a state predominately favoring Democrats.

These accolades, it appears, do not satisfy Trump.

At a May 24 rally in Albuquerque, Trump said Martinez was "not doing a good job." He falsely blamed the Mexican-American governor for a high unemployment rate and an influx of Syrian immigrant settling there.

Martinez's office replied a day later, saying she "will not be bullied" into endorsing Trump.

"Governor Martinez doesn't care about what Donald Trump says about her," the governor's press secretary Mike Lonergan said in a statement. "She cares about what he says he will do to help New Mexicans."

Whether he meant it or not, Trump was pressuring Martinez into supporting him. Martinez is the Latina Republicans turn to for diversity, and she's the one rumored as a potential VP pick. An endorsement from the term-limit governor would have gone a long way in earning the Latino vote.

Marco Rubio

Trump's impeded run to the party's presidential nomination hurt Florida Sen. Marco Rubio more than anyone.

Rubio was seen as the GOP candidate likely to face Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in the general election; a Hispanic voice Republican leadership though could win the Latino vote.

But Rubio buckled under Trump's attacks. Rubio failed to match Trump's grade-school insults. He chided the real estate magnate for having small hands and flying around on "Hair Force One," a wry joke about Trump's hairdo.

Three months after suspending his campaign, Rubio is struggling to gain favor in his home state.

A Public Policy Polling survey found 54 percent of Floridians disapprove of their Cuban-American senator. Seen as one of the least popular senators in the country, only 39 percent of voters would like him to run for re-election.

Rubio said he retrospectively would not have made the crude jokes. Trump, meanwhile, said he would love to have "Little Marco" as part of his cabinet.

Jorge Ramos

Until last August, Mexican-American journalist Jorge Ramos interview leaders around the world without incident. It ended Aug. 25, when Trump booted Ramos from a press conference for questioning his immigration policy.

The presidential candidate avoided Ramos throughout the evening, first by overlooking his raised hand and then by telling Ramos to "sit down" and "go back to Univision." When Ramos interrupted by questioning his plan to deport 11 million immigrants over two years, a bodyguard escorted him out.

Trump then posted Ramos' cell phone number on Instagram. As the Univision reporter told NPR, the lesson here was that he should never have given Trump his number in the first place.

"He tried to shut me down. He said that I did not have the right to ask a question; of course I had the right to ask a question, as a journalist and an immigrant and a U.S. citizens," Ramos said.