Immigrants’ Rights

SAN ANTONIO, TX – Civil rights groups are suing the federal government seeking the release of medically vulnerable immigrants held at three Texas detention centers, according to a lawsuit filed today.

San Antonio, TX – Two San Antonio residents are seeking to block a for-profit company from opening a controversial detention center for migrant children on a church’s property, according to court documents filed Tuesday in federal court.

San Antonio, TX – Two San Antonio residents are seeking to block a for-profit company from opening a controversial detention center for migrant children on a church’s property, according to court documents filed Tuesday in federal court.

PHOENIX, AZ – A federal judge in Arizona has granted final approval of the settlement in national class-action litigation against Motel 6 related to the provision of guest information to federal immigration officials.

LAS VEGAS  – Las Vegas city authorities’ policy of holding immigrants in jail after they have completed their sentences is unconstitutional, a lawsuit filed today charged.

SAN ANTONIO, TX  — MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) moved to amend its lawsuit challenging Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4) to expand the legal claims and add new parties, according to papers filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

LOS ANGELES – A federal judge in Arizona has granted preliminary approval of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of guests who stayed at Motel 6 nationwide and whose privacy was violated when personal information was provided to federal immigration officials.

PHOENIX – Attorneys for MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) will be in federal court on Friday, July 19, 2019, in support of a joint motion for preliminary approval of a settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of guests who stayed at Motel 6 nationwide and whose privacy was violated when personal information was provided to federal immigration officials.

LOS ANGELES – The Alameda County Superior Court has ruled that a major civil rights lawsuit over inadequate access to health care for 13 million Medi-Cal participants may proceed, despite a two-year fight by the State of California to stop its advancement.

LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the statement below in response to a brief filed by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich asking that a federal court deny approval of a proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit against Motel 6.