News Releases
CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEYS SEEK RELEASE OF IMMIGRANT AT HIGH RISK FOR COVID-19 FROM ICE CUSTODY
MALDEF WARNS YAKIMA COUNTY, WASHINGTON OF FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS ACT VIOLATIONS
MALDEF WARNS BUENA PARK LIBRARY DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT VIOLATION
MALDEF WARNS TUSTIN OF CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT VIOLATION
MALDEF Warns Tustin of California Voting Rights Act Violcation
MALDEF STATEMENT ON U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING AGAINST ENDING DACA
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s reasons for rescinding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA), ruling 5-4 in Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California that the administration violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
Landmark Settlement Reached in Lending Discrimination Class-Action Cases Brought By DACA Recipients Against Wells Fargo
SAN FRANCISCO – Wells Fargo Bank will pay up to $19.6 million and change its lending policies as part of settling two class-action lawsuits brought by Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients whose applications for a variety of consumer loans and credit cards were allegedly denied by the bank because they were not U.S. citizens or permanent residents, according to court documents filed Tuesday.
DACA LAWSUIT CHALLENGING PROCTER & GAMBLE’S DISCRIMINATORY HIRING PRACTICE MOVES FORWARD
DACA Lawsuit Challenging Procter & Gamble’s Discriminatory Hiring Practice Moves Forward
MALDEF STATEMENT ON DEFEAT OF RACIST REP. STEVE KING IN IOWA PRIMARY
MALDEEF Statement on Defeat of Racist Rep. Steve King in Iowa Primary
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT AGAINST NUGGET SUPERMARKET CHAIN TO GO TO TRIAL
Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Against Nugget Supermarket Chain to go to Trail
MALDEF STATEMENT ON NATIONAL CRISIS AND POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement in response to the current national crisis sparked by the murder of George Floyd, and the need for aggressive police reform measures to address the ongoing problem of police violence that disproportionately affects and kills Black Americans: