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Thomas A. Saenz

MALDEF President and General Counsel

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MALDEF HONORS THREE OUTSTANDING LATINO LEADERS AT LOS ANGELES AWARDS GALA

Nov 12, 2024 | News Releases

LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) recognized the contributions of three Latino leaders at its Los Angeles gala on Friday for their commitment to uplifting the Latino culture and to protecting the civil rights of the Latino community.

MALDEF SUES HUNTINGTON BEACH CREDIT UNION FOR DISCRIMINATORY ANTI-IMMIGRANT LENDING PRACTICES

Nov 6, 2024 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases

LOS ANGELES – A Latino civil rights organization filed a federal class-action lawsuit against a California credit union for denying loans and financial services to certain immigrants based on their immigration status instead of their ability to repay.

MALDEF ISSUES RECOMMENDATIONS ON CALIFORNIA BALLOT MEASURES

Oct 30, 2024 | News Releases, PP Voting Rights

Civil Rights Group Takes Positions on Propositions 2, 3, 5, 35, and 36

JUDGE GRANTS PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS-ACTION SETTLEMENT IN DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT

Oct 16, 2024 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases

LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has granted preliminary approval of a class-action settlement between First Tech Credit Union and recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other immigrants who were denied full consideration for credit because of their immigration status.

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CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS CHALLENGED ABERCROMBIE & FITCH’S UNLAWFUL HIRING TACTICS ON BEHALF OF LATINO, BLACK AND ASIAN AMERICAN YOUTH

Apr 22, 2022

In the 1990s and the early 2000s, retailer Abercrombie & Fitch, was the hottest place for young people to shop and work. Ubiquitous in malls throughout the U.S., A&F presented a casual “all-American” look that felt exclusive. But that exclusivity was built on...

The Legal Fight to Protect The First Amendment Right of Day Laborers

Dec 13, 2021

MALDEF’s Thomas A. Saenz accompanies a group of day laborers during the height of the challenge to anti-solicitation ordinances enacted by cities in California.Workers who are hired by the day have long been part of the American labor force. In the 19th Century, they...

Celebrating a History of Women Leaders at MALDEF

Mar 28, 2021

Ambassador Vilma Martinez (left) Thomas A. Saenz (center) and Antonia Hernández (right). (Photo taken at MALDEF’s 50th Anniversary Gala in San Antonio, Texas.)As we near the conclusion of Women’s History Month, MALDEF celebrates its organizational history of women in...

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