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LOS ANGELES – A Latino civil rights organization filed a class-action lawsuit against a Texas credit union for unlawfully refusing to consider loans and financial services to certain immigrants because of their immigration status rather than their credit-worthiness.

LAS VEGAS – A federal judge has granted preliminary approval of a class-action settlement between One Nevada Credit Union and recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other immigrants who were denied full consideration for credit because of their immigration status.

LOS ANGELES – A federal judge granted final approval Thursday of a class-action settlement between First Tech Credit Union and recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other immigrants who were denied full consideration for credit because of their immigration status.

NEW ORLEANS– A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a district judge’s ruling that parts of the Biden Administration’s 2022 DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) rule is unlawful. However, the three-judge panel allowed the DACA rule to go into effect nationwide except for Texas. The decision also left in place the lower court’s decision allowing current DACA recipients, even in Texas, to renew DACA while the case is on appeal.

LOS ANGELES – A Latino civil rights organization is suing a Florida credit union for unlawfully refusing to consider a DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipient for membership and for a loan because of his immigration status, according to papers filed in federal court Wednesday.