Immigrants’ Rights

LOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement on the decision from a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturning most of a preliminary injunction barring implementation of the bulk of the anti-immigrant Texas SB 4 law to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF:

San Antonio, TX – Attorneys for a Salvadoran asylum seeker who has been denied adequate medical care for her mental health needs will be in court March 13th seeking her immediate release from immigration detention.

San Antonio, TX – A civil rights group asked a federal court today to order the immediate release from immigration detention of a Salvadoran asylum seeker who has attempted suicide and has been denied adequate medical care for her mental health needs.

Chicago, IL – A lawsuit challenging the Lake County Sheriff’s Office decision to detain a Honduran man for immigration purposes despite a judge’s order to release him will move forward, a federal judge ruled this week.

Jane V. v. Motel 6

(Los Angeles, CA) – A MALDEF attorney, who represents an immigrant woman who was arrested and deported from the United States despite having a visa authorizing her to be in the country, will present oral argument Wednesday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

New Orleans, LA – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) will return to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday, Nov. 7, to present argument on Texas SB 4.

Texas Senate Bill 4, the so-called “sanctuary cities” bill signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott and scheduled to take effect on Sept. 1, 2017, was blocked, in large part, by a federal court order in late August. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear oral argument on the preliminary injunction in the case on Nov. 7. Here is a list of significant dates, along with links to legal documents and statements:

LOS ANGELES – A U.S. District Court judge this week granted a motion to remand a lawsuit challenging California’s failure to ensure adequate access to care under Medi-Cal back to state court.

(Los Angeles, CA) – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), released the following statement today announcing that MALDEF filed a notice of cross-appeal of U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia’s ruling in the lawsuit against Texas SB 4. The cross-appeal follows Texas’ initial notice of appeal after Judge Garcia enjoined most of the key provisions of SB 4.

(Chicago, IL) – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) will present oral argument to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday.

(Los Angeles, CA) – A panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit today largely denied a motion by the State of Texas to allow portions of Texas’ SB 4 to take effect, but permitted limited implementation, pending resolution of a full appeal, of two of the law’s provisions that had previously been blocked.

(NEW ORLEANS, LA) – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) will present oral argument to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Friday in opposition to an emergency order requested by the State of Texas that would allow Texas’ SB 4 to take effect.