Court Cases Immigrants’ Rights

ACLU and MALDEF pleased that unconstitutional ordinance will not go into effect on January 12, 2007

Ordinance will go into effect January 12, 2007

Ordinance will go into effect January 12, 2007

Warns against premature implementation of the new ordinance or increased immigration checks

Ordinance has same constitutional flaw as others MALDEF has challenged

ESCONDIDO, CA – A coalition of civil rights organizations and law firms announced a lawsuit they filed today against the City of Escondido, CA, on the grounds that the City’s anti-immigration ordinance is unconstitutional and illegal under federal and state law. In a demand letter issued last week, the coalition urged the City Council to avoid spending taxpayer dollars on a lawsuit defending the unconstitutional ordinance, and pressed instead for the measure to be repealed before the November 18 implementation date. The City has not responded to the letter as of this date.

VALLEY PARK, MO – Ayer, una Juez del Circuito del Condado de St. Louis, la Honorable Sandra Hemphill, concedió un mandato para detener la Ciudad de Valley Park, Missouri en imponer una nueva orden dirigida a inmigrantes del municipio local.