News Releases
MALDEF SUES FLORIDA CREDIT UNION FOR UNLAWFULLY DENYING LOAN TO DACA RECIPIENT
MALDEF SUES CREDIT UNION FOR DISCRIMINATORY LENDING PRACTICES
MALDEF STATEMENT ON NEW RULE MAKING DACA RECIPIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR ACA HEALTH CARE COVERAGE
MALDEF SUES MAN WHO LAUNCHED RACIST AND ANTI-IMMIGRANT TIRADE ON SANTA CLARITA STREET VENDOR
MALDEF HONORS LATINO LEADERS AT WASHINGTON, D.C. AWARDS BANQUET
MALDEF STATEMENT ON NEW FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR COLLECTING DATA ON RACE AND IDENTITY
Immigrant Texans and Border Organization Sue to Block Extremist Anti-Immigrant State Law
Discover Agrees to Settle Class Action Lending Discrimination Suit Brought By DACA Recipients
MALDEF SETTLES DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WITH CALIFORNIA CREDIT UNION
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has granted final approval to a class-action settlement between a class of credit applicants represented by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and a California credit union that denied a DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipient a loan because of her immigration status.
COURT RULES PROVISION OF ARIZONA VOTER LAW IS UNLAWFUL
MALDEF STATEMENT ON INTRODUCTION OF VOTING RIGHTS ACT IN U.S. SENATE
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Senate today introduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2024 (JLVRAA). The bill provides an important path forward in helping protect our democracy by protecting the rights of every citizen, including Latinos and other minorities, who increasingly face new hurdles when seeking to exercise their right to vote.
MALDEF SUES LOAN REFINANCE COMPANY FOR DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES
MALDEF MIDWEST REGIONAL COUNSEL TO RUN FOR COOK COUNTY CIRCUIT JUDGE
CHICAGO – Griselda Vega Samuel, Midwest Regional Counsel for MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), is taking an unpaid leave from her position at the organization effective January 12, 2024. She is doing so in order to run for Cook County...