Aug 19, 2021 | Court Cases Employment, Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, DACA, News Releases
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A Latino civil rights group is suing a national technology company for unlawfully denying a DACA recipient employment because of her immigration status, according to a class-action lawsuit filed in federal court today. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal...
Aug 18, 2021 | Court Cases Immigrants' Rights, News Releases
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Long-term disinvestment and mismanagement of Medi-Cal helped set the stage for COVID-19’s devastating impact on Latinos, according to a supplemental complaint the Superior Court of California in Alameda County granted plaintiffs leave to file...
Aug 16, 2021 | PP Voting Rights, Public Policy, Redistricting
Testimony of Thomas A. Saenz President and General Counsel, MALDEF Before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties of the Committee on the Judiciary on August 16, 2021 Good morning. My name is Thomas A. Saenz, and I am president and...
Aug 12, 2021 | Census, News Releases, PP Voting Rights, Public Policy, Public Policy Access to Justice, Redistricting
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Census Bureau today released data to be used for redistricting by states and local jurisdictions. As expected, the Latino population makes up a dramatic component of national population growth; Latinos in the United States now exceed 62...
Aug 5, 2021 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Employment
LOS ANGELES – Please attribute the following statement on the death of longtime AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka to Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund: “MALDEF sends our condolences to the...
