News Releases
MALDEF REQUESTS HUNTINGTON BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO RECONSIDER CLOSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE EXTENSION OF THE 2020 CENSUS DURING COVID-19
MALDEF STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF FRANK J. QUEVEDO
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF mourns the passing of Frank J. Quevedo late last month. A staunch supporter of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), he served as chair of MALDEF’s board for several years and on the organization’s Board of Directors over many years and terms until 2010. Quevedo was the recipient of two of MALDEF’s highest honors: in 1993 he was granted the Valerie Kantor Award for Extraordinary Achievement and, in 2008, Quevedo received a Lifetime Achievement Award.
MALDEF AND HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE REACH CONFIDENTIAL RESOLUTION OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT
LOS ANGELES – On October 30, 2019, Carlos Abanto Shinno, represented by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). The suit alleged that Abanto Shinno was denied the opportunity to compete for an employment position at HPE because he is a DACA recipient and because of his national-origin.
275+ CIVIL RIGHTS WATCHDOGS PLEDGE TO HELP ENSURE CENSUS DATA PROTECTIONS ARE UPHELD
MALDEF SEEKS TO INTERVENE IN LAWSUIT OVER CONTROVERSIAL DETENTION CENTER FOR MIGRANT CHILDREN
MALDEF SEEKS TO INTERVENE IN LAWSUIT OVER CONTROVERSIAL DETENTION CENTER FOR MIGRANT CHILDREN
COURT GRANTS FINAL APPROVAL OF $10 MILLION MOTEL 6 SETTLEMENT FOR RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
MALDEF ENDORSES CALIFORNIA’S PROPOSITION 13 ON 2020 BALLOT
MALDEF STATEMENT ON APPOINTMENT OF FORMER LEADER OF ANTI-IMMIGRANT GROUP TO HELP ESTABLISH DETENTION OVERSIGHT OFFICE
(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 a news report that Julie Kirchner, a former leader of FAIR, an anti-immigrant hate group, has been appointed to establish an ombudsman office that handles complaints of civil rights violations in immigration detention centers:
MALDEF STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT RULING ON PUBLIC CHARGE
(LOS ANGELES) – The U.S. Supreme Court today voted 5-4 to lift a preliminary injunction that blocked the Trump administration’s punitive “public charge rule” from taking effect. The rule seeks to impose unprecedented and alarming limits on legal immigration and punish immigrants who legally access public services.
STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF FORMER MALDEF BOARD MEMBER MICHAEL I. SOVERN
CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS SUE LAS VEGAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OVER UNLAWFUL DETAINER POLICY
MALDEF STATEMENT ON TRUMP’S THREAT TO VETO SPENDING BILL OVER DACA PROVISION
LOS ANGELES – The Washington Post today reported that Trump administration officials threatened to shut down the federal government last month over a dispute about a provision in a year-end spending bill that would have allowed immigrants who are authorized to work under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to obtain jobs on Capitol Hill.