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.
Court Cases Immigrants’ Rights
CARES ACT FIXES STILL PENALIZE MIXED-STATUS FAMILIES
Texas v. United States
LAWSUIT CHALLENGES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IMMIGRATION AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA
MALDEF STATEMENT ON ARIZONA CONGRESSMEMBER’S RACIST REMARKS ABOUT LATINOS AND COVID-19 VACCINES
LOS ANGELES – Congressmember Debbie Lesko (AZ -08) recently said that while Latinos are “good workers,” COVID-19 vaccinations should go first to “American citizens” before “people who are here illegally.” Her remarks were made in a U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee meeting during a discussion of a proposed amendment to a COVID-19 relief bill to prioritize citizens for vaccines. Lesko’s statement also came just days before the U.S. marked 500,000 COVID-19 deaths.
MALDEF DISMISSES ITS CROSS-CLAIM IN ALABAMA CENSUS LAWSUIT
MALDEF SUES EXXONMOBIL FOR DISCRIMINATORY DACA HIRING POLICY
MALDEF STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT’S DISMISSAL OF CENSUS CASE
RECORDING OF MALDEF PRESS BRIEFING ON DACA AND TEXAS v. UNITED STATES
Trump Administration Sued Over Intentional Cruelty at Georgia Immigration Detention Center
MALDEF EXPANDS CHALLENGE TO DISCOVER BANK’S DENIAL OF FINANCIAL SERVICES TO DACA RECIPIENTS AND OTHER NON-CITIZENS
MALDEF STATEMENT ON RESOLUTION OF M&T BANK DACA EMPLOYMENT SUIT
NEW YORK – On May 12, 2020, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed a lawsuit on behalf of an individual job applicant work-authorized through DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), which alleged that the plaintiff was denied employment in M&T Bank Corporation’s Management Development Program because she is not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. M&T Bank denied the allegations made by MALDEF and, in fact, strongly believes in diversity and inclusion. Following productive discussions, this litigation was resolved to the satisfaction of both parties.