News Releases
MALDEF FILES MOTION TO INTERVENE ON BEHALF OF DREAMERS IN TEXAS-LED LAWSUIT CHALLENGING DACA
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – Nearly two dozen young immigrants who grew up in the United States and are recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) are asking a federal court to allow them to intervene in a lawsuit filed this month by Texas and six other states challenging the 2012 initiative.
MALDEF Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against Bank of America for Employment Discrimination Against Non-Citizens
MALDEF STATEMENT ON LAWSUIT LED BY TEXAS CHALLENGING DACA INITIATIVE
LOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement in response to a lawsuit filed by Texas and six other states challenging the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund):
MALDEF HONORS THREE COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS FOR ADVANCING LATINO CAUSES
Washington, D.C. – Renowned broadcast journalist Maria Elena Salinas, civil rights leader Brent A. Wilkes, and Verizon executive Emilio Gonzalez were honored Wednesday at the 2018 MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) Washington, D.C. Gala. The annual event brings together individuals, corporations, and law firms dedicated to advancing Latino causes and civil rights in the United States.
MALDEF FILES CLASS-ACTION SUIT AGAINST NEW JERSEY FINANCIAL SERVICES FIRM FOR EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NON-CITIZENS
LAWSUIT CHARGING PROCTER & GAMBLE WITH DISCRIMINATORY EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AGAINST SOME IMMIGRANTS WILL MOVE FORWARD
MALDEF, Kern County Reach Settlement In Landmark Voting Rights Lawsuit
MALDEF STATEMENT ON PASSING OF FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE STEPHEN REINHARDT
MALDEF STATEMENT ON COMMERCE DEPARTMENT’S APPROVAL OF A POLITICALLY CHARGED QUESTION ON CITIZENSHIP ON THE 2020 U.S. CENSUS
MALDEF ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF GRISELDA VEGA SAMUEL AS MIDWEST REGIONAL COUNSEL
Chicago, IL – Griselda Vega Samuel, an attorney whose specialties have included working with low-income clients and advocating on behalf of human trafficking victims, has joined MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) as its new Midwest Regional Counsel, leading its Chicago office.
MALDEF STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT REFUSAL TO HEAR APPEAL OF ARIZONA CHALLENGE TO DACA INITIATIVE
ICE AGREES TO RELEASE OF ASYLUM SEEKER DENIED ADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE BY TEXAS IMMIGRANT DETENTION FACILITY
MALDEF STATEMENT ON RESOLUTION OF COURT HEARING SEEKING IMMEDIATE MEDICAL CARE FOR DETAINED SALVADORAN ASYLUM SEEKER
Austin, TX – On Tuesday, MALDEF went before a federal court judge in Austin on behalf of Laura Monterrosa-Flores, a Salvadoran asylum seeker who has been denied adequate medical care for her mental health needs by officials at the T. Don Hutto Residential Center, an immigrant detention facility in Taylor, Texas, and by U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).