Feb 5, 2025 | Court Cases Freedom from Open and Obvious Bias and Racism, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has granted preliminary approval of a class-action settlement between Kinecta Credit Union and recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other immigrants who were denied full consideration for credit because of their...
Jan 30, 2025 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
CHICAGO – A Latino civil rights organization is challenging a Michigan credit union’s denial of credit to a woman because she is not a United States citizen, according to papers filed in federal court Tuesday. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational...
Jan 29, 2025 | News Releases
LOS ANGELES – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) mourns the passing on Saturday of one of its founding board members, Joe J. Bernal. He was 97. Bernal, a native Texan, grew up to become a champion of Latino civil rights, bilingual education,...
Jan 27, 2025 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge granted final approval Thursday 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...
Jan 22, 2025 | Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
Dear Representative: On behalf of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), (we) urge you to vote no on S. 5, the “Laken Riley Act.” This misguided bill seeks to exploit the tragic murder of an innocent woman by scapegoating immigrants in the...
