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MALDEF STATEMENT ON TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S ROLE IN EDUCATION POLICY

Apr 28, 2017 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Education

Los Angeles, CA- Please attribute this statement on Donald Trump’s executive order requiring the U.S. Department to review federal oversight of K-12 education policies to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund):

MALDEF SEEKS EMERGENCY ORDER TO REQUIRE TEXAS EDUCATION OFFICIALS TO COMPLY WITH SCHOOL FUNDING RULES

Apr 27, 2017 | Court Cases Education, News Releases

Austin, TX- MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) is asking a state court to issue an emergency order to stop Texas education officials from continuing to illegally bypass existing rules involving school funding.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON RULING BLOCKING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S THREAT TO WITHHOLD FEDERAL FUNDS FROM SANCTUARY COMMUNITIES

Apr 26, 2017 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases

Los Angeles, CA- Please attribute this statement on U.S. District Judge William Orrick’s ruling that Donald Trump’s executive order threatening to pull funding from sanctuary communities is unconstitutional to Thomas A. Saenz, President and General Counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund:

FIRST LATINA U.S. SENATOR JOINS MALDEF IN HONORING WOMEN’S RIGHTS ICON AND LATINO LEADERS AT ANNUAL WASHINGTON, D.C. AWARDS GALA

Apr 24, 2017 | News Releases

Washington, D.C.- U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada), the first Latina to be elected to the United States Senate, will be the featured speaker on Thursday, April 27, at the 2017 MALDEF Awards Gala in Washington, D.C.

FEDERAL COURT RULES 2011 TEXAS STATE HOUSE REDISTRCITING PLAN VIOLATES FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS LAW

Apr 21, 2017 | News Releases, Redistricting, Voting Rights

San Antonio, TX- A federal court on Thursday struck down a 2011 redistricting plan for the Texas State House on the grounds that it is racially discriminatory and unlawfully dilutes the voting strength of Latinos.

MALDEF SUES ILLINOIS SHERIFF FOR UNLAWFULLY HOLDING A LATINO FATHER ON FEDERAL IMMIGRATION DETAINER

Apr 12, 2017 | Court Cases Access to Justice, News Releases

Chicago, IL- An Illinois man who has been unlawfully detained by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office on an indefinite “immigration hold” is asking a federal court to step in, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

MALDEF DENOUNCES GORSUCH REFUSAL TO MEET WITH FIRST LATINA SENATOR IN U.S. HISTORY

Mar 31, 2017 | News Releases

Los Angeles, CA- Please attribute the following statement to MALDEF President and General Counsel Thomas A. Saenz:

TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY AND COMMISSIONER SUED OVER ILLEGAL CHANGES TO SCHOOL FUNDING SYSTEM

Mar 31, 2017 | Court Cases Education, News Releases

San Antonio, TX – Texas education officials illegally changed how property taxes are calculated in wealthy school districts, with the effect of substantially reducing the funds available for schools in poorer districts, a lawsuit filed Thursday charged.

MALDEF STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION TO CONFIRMATION OF NEIL GORSUCH TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

Mar 27, 2017 | News Releases

Los Angeles, CA – MALDEF President and General Counsel Thomas A. Saenz issued the following statement Monday opposing confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court.

MALDEF WARNS ANTELOPE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRCT OF LEGAL ACTION OVER ELECTION SYSTEM

Mar 23, 2017 | News Releases, Voting Rights

Los Angeles, CA – The Antelope Valley Community College District’s current at-large system used to elect the five-member Governing Board violates the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA), according to a civil rights group.

MALDEF URGES SANTA ANA OFFICIALS TO REJECT ANY PROPOSAL TO RENEW ICE CONTRACT

Mar 23, 2017 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

Los Angeles, CA – MALDEF sent a letter Tuesday to the Santa Ana City Council urging officials to reject a proposal to negotiate a new contract with federal immigration authorities.

FEDERAL COURT DECLARES TEXAS 2011 CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING PLAN ILLEGAL, MALDEF SECURES VICTORY FOR LATINO VOTERS

Mar 12, 2017 | News Releases, Redistricting, Voting Rights

San Antonio, TX – A federal court ruled Friday that the Texas Legislature’s 2011 redistricting plan for congress discriminated against Latino voters in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution.

U.S.-BORN STUDENT SUES WASHINGTON, D.C. AFTER DENIAL OF FINANCIAL AID BASED ON HER PARENT’S IMMIGRATION STATUS

Mar 1, 2017 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases

Washington, D.C. – A U.S. citizen who was denied college financial aid solely because her mother is an immigrant with temporary status is suing the District of Columbia, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday.

MALDEF STATEMENT ON APPELLATE COURT LIMITING INTERPRETATION OF TEXAS HARBORING STATUTE

Feb 24, 2017 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases

San Antonio, TX – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) challenged a provision of Texas’s HB 11 that made it a new state felony to “harbor” someone in the United States without legal documents.

MALDEF CALLS ON CITIES AND COUNTIES TO REJECT 287(G) IMMIGRATION AGREEMENTS

Feb 24, 2017 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

Los Angeles, CA – Please attribute the following statement on the Trump administration’s plan to revive and expand the use of the controversial program known as 287 (g) that deputizes local law enforcement officers to act as immigration agents to MALDEF President and General Counsel Thomas A. Saenz:

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