Court Cases Immigrants’ Rights

CHICAGO – A Latino civil rights organization is suing a Cook County couple who reported a tenant to immigration officials after a rent dispute because he requested a repair in his apartment, according to a lawsuit filed in state court today.

ALAMEDA, Calif. — Long-term disinvestment and mismanagement of Medi-Cal helped set the stage for COVID-19’s devastating impact on Latinos, according to a supplemental complaint the Superior Court of California in Alameda County granted plaintiffs leave to file on August 16, 2021.

LOS ANGELES – A Latino civil rights organization warned California state health officials and a public university healthcare system that requiring – or even appearing to require — a social security number or other immigration status information for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment is a violation of state law, according to two letters sent Tuesday.

GREENBELT, Md. –  The federal government’s continued denial of some parts of COVID-19 relief to U.S. citizens married to immigrants who pay taxes but lack social security numbers is unconstitutional, according to a Latino civil rights organization.