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MALDEF Letter to the U.S. Senate opposing the “Laken Riley Act” as “misguided”

Jan 9, 2025 | Public Policy Access to Justice, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights

Today MALDEF sent a letter to the United States Senate opposing Senate Bill 5  known as the “Laken Riley Act” Dear Senator: On behalf of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), I urge you to vote no on S. 5, the “Laken Riley Act.”...

HECTOR VILLAGRA JOINS MALDEF AS VICE PRESIDENT OF POLICY ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Jan 3, 2025 | News Releases, Public Policy

LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) has appointed Hector Villagra as Vice President of Policy Advocacy and Community Education. In his new position, Villagra will oversee MALDEF policy advocacy and community education efforts...
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