LOS ANGELES, CA – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) today released a first-of-its-kind toolkit designed to help undocumented youth obtain the critical records needed to apply for temporary relief from deportation under President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative. “DACA has already benefitted hundreds of thousands of young immigrants,” said Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF President and General Counsel. “This toolkit should assist countless others who are eligible but have not applied, perhaps because of the difficulty in obtaining the necessary evidence and documentary proof of eligibility for discretionary DACA relief.” Under DACA, undocumented youths who were born after 1981, came to the United States before age 16, and remained in the country since 2007, are eligible to receive relief from potential removal, work authorization, and a Social Security card.
News Releases
MALDEF FINDS DOZENS OF TEXAS COUNTIES ARE VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW BY FAILING TO PROVIDE BILINGUAL VOTING INFORMATION
MALDEF ENDORSES CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 58, URGES “YES” VOTE
MALDEF STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT’S DECISION TO DENY REHEARING OF DAPA/DACA CASE
LOS ANGELES, CA – The United States Supreme Court today denied a petition to rehear United States v. Texas, a case challenging the constitutionality of President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, including the expansion of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the initiation of Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA).
MALDEF ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND RELEASES 2016-2017 LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
COURT RULES THAT LAWSUIT CAN MOVE FORWARD ON BEHALF OF LATINO, BLACK STUDENTS FACING DISCRIMINATION IN KERN COUNTY
BAKERSFIELD, CA – A California District Court of Appeal panel has refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a coalition of civil rights groups against Kern High School District (KHSD) over disciplinary policies that unlawfully target African American and Latino students. The court summarily denied KHSD’s extraordinary writ request to revisit the trial court’s denial of dismissal.
ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUES OPINION ESTABLISHING CONSTITUTIONAL STANDARDS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF KEY SB 1070 PROVISIONS, ENDING LAWSUIT
MALDEF INVESTIGATION AND LETTER PROMPTS LA MIRADA CITY COUNCIL VOTE TO ADOPT BY-DISTRICT ELECTION SYSTEM
MALDEF AND TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST INDIANA GOVERNOR MIKE PENCE CHALLENGING DISCRIMINATORY NAME-CHANGE LAW
IMMIGRANT AND CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS CHALLENGE ARIZONA LAW DENYING DRIVER’S LICENSES TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER IMMIGRANTS
MALDEF HONORS CONTRIBUTIONS OF THREE INDIVIDUALS IN ADVANCING LATINO COMMUNITY
SAN ANTONIO, TX – On Friday, September 9, 2016, MALDEF, the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization, hosted its 2016 San Antonio Gala and honored the remarkable work and achievements of three influential leaders in advancing the Latino community. The annual event took place at the Westin Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio’s Univision41 anchor Antonio Sánchez served as Master of Ceremonies. MALDEF President and General Counsel, Thomas A. Saenz, delivered remarks highlighting the current challenges and opportunities Latinos face in the effort to secure greater equality.
FEDERAL COURT REJECTS KERN COUNTY MOTION, PERMITTING VOTING RIGHTS SUIT TO CONTINUE TOWARD RESOLUTION
MALDEF FILES SUIT AGAINST UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA FOR BARRING DEFERRED ACTION STUDENTS ADMISSION TO SELECTIVE UNIVERSITIES
MALDEF SUPPORTS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS TO ENSURE SCHOOL FUNDING GETS TO STUDENTS IT IS SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT
WASHINGTON, DC – MALDEF supports the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed regulation on school funding, released yesterday. The regulation would implement a school finance provision known as “supplement not supplant” in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, reauthorized in December 2015 as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).