Aug 14, 2024 | News Releases, Public Policy Education
CHICAGO – Last week Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a measure that provides greater educational opportunities for more immigrant students. Known as Senate Bill 461, the law will expand eligibility for in-state tuition at Illinois public universities...
Aug 13, 2024 | News Releases
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) mourns the passing of Richard Alatorre, one of California’s most influential Latino politicians. He died Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 81. Alatorre was a member of the California State...
Aug 3, 2024 | News Releases, Public Policy Freedom from Open and Obvious Bias and Racism
(LOS ANGELES) – Please attribute the statement below marking the fifth anniversary of the mass shooting in El Paso to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund). The shooting, carried out by a Texas...
Jul 29, 2024 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Latino civil rights organization is suing a national mortgage lending company for its policy of unlawfully denying a loan to a recipient of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) based on his immigration status, according to papers filed...
Jul 18, 2024 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – A Latino civil rights organization filed a lawsuit Thursday against a Los Angeles credit union for unlawfully denying a loan to a DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipient on the basis of her immigration status. MALDEF (Mexican American...
